The Seeds of Abolition Analysis While millions protested the murder of George Floyd and racist police brutality all over the world, there has been a lack of acknowledgement of the injustices towards Black women, and of their leading roles in social movements. Edna Bonhomme analyses the significance of Black women within social movements throughout history until today. By Edna Bonhomme
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
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
Northamerica In 2009, US President Barack Obama established the White House Council on Women and Girls. This committee ensures that domestic agencies promote the equality of women in their policies, programs and legislations. It is one of the direct results of the Fourth World Conference on Women and it continues the important work of institutions created 20 years ago, immediately after the Beijing conference.
Gender in Scholarship Papers Presented material is a collection of works on gender issues prepared by scholars of the South Caucasus Regional Office the Heinrich Boell Foundation's Scholarship Program. The presented studies belong to the young scientists involved in the social sciences in the South Caucasus region, who were at different times the scholars of the Foundation.
Great Success - Minor Impact: Women’s Soccer in Canada Just a few weeks ago it was quite doubtful if the Canadian team would participate in the upcoming World Cup tournament in Germany. What had happened? A look at recent events and developments.
“We are just as good“ - American Girls love Soccer Journalist Petra Krimphove analyses the stituation of women's soccer in the US. And presents interesting facts.
Video: Statements on 8th of March On the occasion of the jubilee of international women's day, women's rights activists in Serbia were asked for their statements and their attitudes by the NGO "Reconstructionwomen's Found" (RWF).
Offices of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Europe and North America In Europe the Heinrich Böll Foundation has offices in Istanbul (Turkey), Belgrade (Serbia), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Zagreb (Croatia), Warsaw (Poland), Prague (Czech Republic), Kiev (Ukraine), Moscow (Russia), Tbilisi (Georgia) and Brussels (Belgium). Its office in North America is located in Washington D.C.