The rise of Vox A small right-wing extremist party managed to become part of the Spanish parliament. One reason is the toxic mix of nationalism and antifeminism. By Kirsten Achtelik
Can feminists be blamed for Corona? Right-wing extremists and konservatives try to blame the increased spreading of Covid-19 in Spain on the 08th of March demonstrations. Statistics dismantle this hypothesis as invalid and as antifeminist political tactics, with witch they try to hide the true cause of the problem, which is the weak health care system. By Kirsten Achtelik
Feminist policy as collateral damage? The change of government in Austria after the Ibiza affair on the one hand lead to a withdrawal of antifeminist (politically right) populist measures of the prior turquoise-blue government. On the other hand, existing structures of disadvantage and oppression have not been questioned by the successor government. By Judith Götz
Crisis is gendered. Women in the times of pandemic Analysis The crisis associated with the Covid19 pandemic has a gender, and clearly shows social inequalities of all kinds. It particularly affects women, as well as disadvantaged and variously marginalised groups. There are also attempts to exploit the pandemic for short-term political goals directly targeting women's rights. By Elżbieta Korolczuk
How the new EU gender strategy fails east-central European women The coronavirus epidemic exposes the care crisis and underlying class and regional inequalities — which the new strategy does not equip us to handle. By Elena Zacharenko and Eszter Kováts
CEDAW and Poland: Backtracking on Gender Equality Analysis Poland was among the first countries to ratify CEDAW. In which ways has the convention facilitated progress - and what is the impact of the backlash on the implementation of CEDAW? By Liliana Religa
The Swedish Feminist Foreign Policy Analysis In 2015 Sweden announced to adopt a feminist foreign policy, making it the first country in the world to implement this aspect in the work of Swedish foreign affairs. What happened since then? By Johan Frisell
Women and Revolution: The Protests in 1969 After Entering the Period of "Normalization" in Czechoslovakia The Prague Spring ended with the Soviet Invasion in August 1968, when many had lost their faith that the regime can change, and the political representation has any degree of independency to Moscow. During the first day of occupation, 58 civilians had died. Yet there was a resistance to the events.
Stories that reveal pain - #ISpeakUp movement in North Macedonia Report Sexual Harassment of women and girls is a form of violence against women and girls broadly spread, and in some cultures hard to recognize and define as a form of violence rather than a cultural norm. Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.