France’s Feminist Diplomacy and Women’s Rights in the Gulf: Rhetoric over Reality 29.04.2021 Written in collaboration with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrein France is a vocal advocate for women’s rights internationally, and the “feminist diplomacy” adopted...
Joe Biden’s Election to the U.S. Presidency: What Prospects for Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa? 26.11.2020 Written by Koloina R. Andriamanondehibe Translated by Julie Penverne The Mexico City Policy is a U.S. government policy to make...
Syrian refugee women in Turkey: a gendered integration process 27.12.2020 Written by Marie PELÉ Translated by Caroline Feldner Turkey is now home to the largest number of refugees1]In this article, the term refugee will be used because their...
LGBTQIA+ activism in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries: between repression and determination 28.11.2020 Divine-Léna TCHUISSEU According to Western media, to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender1]Someone whose gender expresion and/or identity differs from traditional expecations based on the...
The “comfort women”: a cumbersome colonial taboo and a weapon of geopolitical destabilization between South Korea and Japan 12.02.2020 Written by Isaline MALLETTranslated by Aurélie BUGNARD The Japanese military forcibly prostituted nearly 200,000 women, mostly Korean, during its occupation...
The International Criminal Court’s treatment of wartime sexual violence 22.11.2020 Written by Jeanne PRIN Translated by Matilde Fourey In 1994, during the 50th session of the Commission on Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its...
POLAND : YOU SAID “ABORTION”? I SAY “REVOLUTION”! 16.01.2020 Written by Natasza QUELVENNEC Translated by Bertille Fitamant “September 21, 2016 marked the beginning of feminism in Poland”, started philosopher Ewa Majewska in her article1]Majewska E., Słaby opór i siła...
Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right policies in Brazil and their impact on gender issues To read the report written by Emma Rinaudo about Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right policies in Brazil and their impact on gender issues: here
Women’s underrepresentation in parliament: issues and challenges of representative democracy 12.10.2020 Written by Coline Real Translated by Bianca Wiles Despite it being strongly challenged, representation remains a democratic regime’s privileged form of expression. It is founded on the idea...
¡Que sea ley! (Let it be law!) – Throwback to the year when the right to abortion almost won in Argentina! 03.10.2020 ¡Basta Ya! In parallel with the first episode of our partners’ podcast ¡Basta Ya – The Voices...