Feminist Foreign Policy Guidelines of the German Federal Foreign Office Policy Paper In the e-paper, Network 1325 comments on the Foreign Office's guidelines on feminist foreign policy. pdf
COVID-19: Who cares about trans bodies? Interview Dr. Rima Ghosh speaks to Shalini Yog Shah about transgender people’s ordeals during the pandemic and what needs to be done.
Why mandatory reporting of cases of domestic violence is a hollow gesture disguised as help Domestic violence puzzles people. Why does one person in a relationship abuse another; why does the one being abused stay in this relationship; and what should those who know about this do about it? The solution to these dilemmas, proposed by the Department of Justice in its amendments to the 1998 Domestic Violence Act, is this: that everybody must report any knowledge of domestic violence to the police or a social worker – or face criminal charges. This article, based on a submission to Parliament by the author in collaboration with a range of other organisations, including HBF, interrogates this new proposed provision. By Lisa Vetten
Women’s Footsteps towards Democratic Transition in Myanmar Women’s political participation is making slow progress, while the overall record of the NLD government on women’s rights remains ambivalent. By Khin Lay Nge
Retraditionalization, Coronavirus Conspiracies, and Anti-Feminism On the relationship between anti-feminism and coronavirus conspiracies and how the coronavirus pandemic aids and abets anti-feminist trends By Rebekka Blum
Letter to President Ramaphosa urging immediate intervention on funding of women’s shelters Partner Analysis Our partner NSM has recently penned an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for an intervention to urgently address the murderous funding issues with women's shelters. By National Shelter Movement South Africa
Woman and Politics in the United States: A Complex Panorama Essay The diverse involvement of women at local, regional and federal level has long been central to the political development of the US. Nevertheless, women are still significantly underrepresented in political office. Can this change now? By Lara Putnam
The great leveller? How Covid-19 responses could widen gender inequality in the UK Commentary The coronavirus pandemic – just like society – runs along fault lines of gender, race, class and other inequalities. With women over-represented in vulnerable frontline jobs, there are fears that technologies proposed to tackle the pandemic could inflict harms that differ based on gender. By Ella Jakubowska
Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Safety - A Policy Paper Pressrelease Not much has happened since the adoption of Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Safety 20 years ago at UN-security council. A new Policy Paper now calls for implementation of the demands made back then.
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