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The Pandemic, Coronavirus, and Quarantine: Women at Risk

The consequences of COVID-19 for society are yet to be studied. However, we can already predict the impact of the pandemic on the situation of women in Ukraine. Their families and their wellbeing, especially that of single mothers, are at risk.

By Olena Strelnyk

Survival Kit for Men under pressure during Corona-crisis

Organisations working with boys, men & fathers have published a multilingual recommendation for stress management during the Corona crisis.

Ten Years of Darkness

Report

Yirgalem Fisseha is an Eritrean poet, journalist and writer who was detained as a political prisoner in the Mai-Sirwa prison for six years. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, she writes about brave women who fought for independence and were imprisoned by an authoritarian regime, and tells the evocative story of two mothers that she met in Mai-Sirwa.

By Yirgalem Fisseha

PRESS RELEASE: GBV VICTIMS AT RISK & SHELTERS, COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Press Release

While South Africans are preparing for lockdown, isolating at home presents additional risks for abused victims, says the National Shelter Movement.

By Claudia Lopes and Natasha Adonis

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Created by the European Institute for Gender Equality, this Gender Glossary and Thesaurus provides a helpful overview of issues and terms concerning gender democracy.

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„Reach Everyone on the Planet…“ Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectionality

With the publication, "Reach Everyone on the Planet ...," the Gunda Werner Institute wants to honor Kimberlé Crenshaw and to illustrate the importance of the intersectional approach through a variety of contributions.

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German government treading on dangerous ground in the UN Security Council

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As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Germany will help to shape international security policy in the years 2019-2020. The goal is another resolution on women, peace, and security.

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Inequality crisis in Kenya and around the world; the fight for our lives

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Inequality is the unfair situation in society whereby some people have more opportunities, money, and resources than other individuals in the same environment. Globally, the levels of inequality within and between countries have risen as much as the broadened gap between the haves and the have nots. Inequality mostly emerges from structural issues, centered on capitalism where the economy and the political system is controlled by a few individuals who are mostly men.

Building Space for Lasting Change – LGBTI in Southeast Asia

Report

Visibility and acceptance of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) in Southeast Asia have grown in recent years even though some countries continue to criminalise same-sex relations or individuals with different gender expressions.

From Myanmar to Indonesia to Timor Leste, even the most difficult environments have given birth to stories of love, hope and humanity. In this report, APCOM sums up the conditions and recent progress for LGBTI in each country and highlights the strategies that have helped to advocate for change.

By APCOM Foundation

The Pandemic, Coronavirus, and Quarantine: Women at Risk

Survival Kit for Men under pressure during Corona-crisis

Ten Years of Darkness

PRESS RELEASE: GBV VICTIMS AT RISK & SHELTERS, COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

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German government treading on dangerous ground in the UN Security Council

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Towards Gender Sensitive Media Coverage of Violence Against Women and Femicide/Feminicide

A feminist critique of the atomic bomb

Young People Do Not Register a Slap Across the Face as Violence

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CEDAW and Poland: Backtracking on Gender Equality

Women and Revolution: The Protests in 1969 After Entering the Period of "Normalization" in Czechoslovakia

Stories that reveal pain - #ISpeakUp movement in North Macedonia

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The Future is now! On the relevance of the Beijing Platform for Action today

Enabling an Equal World for Indigenous Women in the Time of Climate Crisis

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„Reach Everyone on the Planet…“ Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectionality

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Inequality crisis in Kenya and around the world; the fight for our lives

Building Space for Lasting Change – LGBTI in Southeast Asia