Iraq’s Draft Child Marriage Law: A Step Backward for Women’s Rights
In a disturbing move that has shocked human rights advocates worldwide, Iraq’s parliament has proposed a law that would legalize child marriage, allowing girls as young as 9 to be wed.
Something is Rotten in the State of Europe: Femicide in the EU
The Italian government contextualised femicide as a violent expression of misogyny. This echoes the common acknowledgement amongst international organisations, including UN Women, that femicide is a fatal consequence of gendered discrimination. Despite this understanding actions to enact systematic change, beyond superficial promises of educational reform, have not been taken.
Street harassment in the UK: How far does new legislation go to protect women from harassment?
When public spaces, particularly late at night, are so deeply associated with fear for women, how far can legislation actually change our perception of public safety as women?
Menstruation in Humanitarian Crises
Menstruation is certain. Therefore, support for women, girls and people who menstruate must be guaranteed in humanitarian response. Its continued omission is symptomatic of the continued stigmatisation around menstruation and the male stronghold over the humanitarian sector.
In Conversation with Hannah Smith: Erdoğan the ‘Original Modern-Populist’
Elections are just the tip of the iceberg, underneath all that there’s so much that you need, you need a healthy civil society, you need people who are educated enough to make the right decisions, you need a political culture which isn’t just about worshiping the strongest guy.