Legacy of Quiet Resistance: Feminism in Tunisia through the Lens of History Published: 31 January 2025 Background What does it mean to have a feminist perspective? Feminism has many faces. From the silent resilience of my grandmother to the current challenges - how has the feminist movement in Tunisia developed? By Sonia Hedhili
Gendered disinformation: the US can’t be content with content solutions Published: 14 September 2021 Commentary In regulating online spaces, if we treat the problems of harmful content as separate from the problems of harmful systems, we risk not solving either. Addressing disinformation and online violence against women requires a holistic regulatory response.
Woman and Politics in the United States: A Complex Panorama Published: 31 July 2020 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
Feminist policy as collateral damage? Published: 26 May 2020 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
Enabling an Equal World for Indigenous Women in the Time of Climate Crisis Published: 6 March 2020 Article March is often celebrated as International Women’s Month with March 8 officially declared as International Women’s Day to shine the light on the different issues and inequalities women around the world face. This year’s theme is aptly described as “An equal world is an enabled world”, a fitting line to describe the various inequalities that women experience around the world and the need for us to acknowledge and work towards dismantling the structures of inequalities that exist.
Inequality crisis in Kenya and around the world; the fight for our lives Published: 12 February 2020 Article 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.
Intergenerational Dialogue on Feminist Activism Published: 8 April 2016 Intergenerational Dialogue on Feminist Activism - Hbs Nairobi Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. We hosted a conversation with three women, Julia Ojiambo, Daisy Amdany and Njoki Ngumi, representing different generations of activists. The coffee table dialogue seeks to find out the extent to which global plans and strategies have informed activists at different moments and how feminist action develops across generations.
Public consultation on "Equality between women and men in the EU" - Executive Summary Published: 27 November 2015 On 30 October 2015 - the European Commission has published an analysis report of the public consultation “Equality between women and men in the EU”, which ran between April and July this year. Find the executive Summary here.
