These 50.50 authors will delight and challenge us with monthly comment and analysis about sexuality in Africa, and reportage on intersecting forms of oppression in Italy.
A new generation of Roma women is rising up against multiple forms of discrimination, to claim their rights to jobs, education, and healthcare.
Why are foreign donors so enthusiastic about alternative dispute mechanisms when they deliver second class justice for women?
Mountaineering is an elite sport, but becoming the first Sri Lankan to summit Everest has given me a rare public platform to challenge gender stereotypes.
Recent research on Afghan immigrant women in London has revealed a multi-layered crisis. What can be done to address this, and to empower them?
Can women interpret Islamic law? Scholars who think so recently gathered in Indonesia, where fatwas were also issued against child marriage and environmental degradation.
The world-class €37 million Documenta arts festival comes to Athens – and brings challenging questions about art’s relevance amid economic and humanitarian crises.
Academic Laura Sjoberg argues that our gendered assumptions about sexual violence in conflict limit our understanding of these crimes.
“Welcome to a territory of peace.” Earlier this year, thousands of FARC combatants moved to demobilisation camps as part of historic peace accords in Colombia.
Diverse groups are joining international “pro-family” alliances. Their common cause? To block and roll back feminist and sexual rights gains.
In 2012, then-minister Cécile Duflot was cat-called in parliament. Last week, the dress she wore made a comeback in a new campaign.
The next UK parliament will not be gender-balanced. If we’re serious about this, we’d look at what other countries, and electoral systems, have achieved.
