Hungary’s First Female President – a Victory for Women? Katalin Novák, 44, is Hungary’s very first female President and youngest-ever head of state, elected in March 2022 and inaugurated in May 2022. Novák’s sugar-coated eloquence, international experience, and multilingual skills contribute to making Fidesz internationally presentable. Whether her election is a victory for Hungarian women is questionable, though. By Anna Frenyó
The transnational anti-gender movement in Europe What is meant by "gender ideology"? How does the anti-gender movement argue, and what is its relationship to the EU? The strengthening of the movement in the European Union is illustrated by the example of the conflicts over the Istanbul Convention. By Marie Wittenius
Organized Anti-Feminism in Turkey: A Quick Picture This article aims at portraying the key agents of the anti-feminist movement in Turkey, by roughly presenting their ideological gear and providing some preliminary hints about their class backgrounds. By Funda Hülagü
Contentious Neocatholics going political: the Italian perspective In Italy, a new Catholic movement is emerging, which is pursuing counter-democratic goals and giving a new dimension to the backlash. By Massimo Prearo
The European Green Deal and Gender Diversity Conversation Is the European Green Deal gender blind? How can the EU deal with the danger of a backlash on gender equality in the face of pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis? Which ways forward are there to better connect the feminist and climate movements? By Dr. Ines Kappert
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
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
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.