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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe story of Saida Manoubiya: A Tunisian feminist iconBy calling for women's education and freedom, Saida Manoubiya was truly a feminist ahead of her time. العربية
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Published in: 50.50Why the Women’s March sees Trump’s UK visit as ‘a glorious opportunity’Thousands plan to march in London on Friday and also raise awareness of impacts of government policies on vulnerable...
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Published in: 50.50The Backlash podcast episode 3: Why we need feminist investigative journalismAt the 2018 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, 50.50 organised a panel on feminist investigative...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist journalists must document structural violence against women – with investigations from belowAny feminist anti-racist reporting project must work to dismantle received ideas of how and whose stories should be...
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Published in: 50.50‘Nice Irish girls don’t have sex’ is the old idea at the heart of historic abortion rights battleEven if abortion is legalised in Ireland, this mindset must be challenged if women are to fully access their...
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Published in: 50.50Who benefits from sensationalised media coverage of abortion? Hint: not women, whose lives are at stakeMedia outlets too often cover abortion-related news in inaccurate and derogatory ways. Activists and progressive...
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Published in: 50.50Intersex rights activists challenge the roots of gender oppression – and we must support them2017 brought promising developments for intersex rights. But with much work still to be done, feminist allies must...
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Published in: 50.50Revealed: the US ‘Christian fundamentalists’ behind new Netflix film on millennial sex livesA new film about youth ‘hookup culture’ follows students at Spring Break beach parties in Florida. Does it have a...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWomen in politics in Latin America, from the Pink Tide to the turn to the RightUntil recently, there was a significant presence of women in the political frontline in Latin America. The current...
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Published in: 50.50Girls at Dhabas: challenging issues of safety, or ‘respectability’ in urban Pakistan?“You need to understand,” I told the reporter. “These are baby steps, but important steps, for fuller participation...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist bots vs right-wing trolls: Brazil’s gender justice movements cross new frontiersAbortion has long been criminalised in Brazil. It is an issue that many have all but given up on – except for...
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Published in: 50.50How women in the Balkans are using social media to fight sexismWomen are primary targets of bias and online harassment in the Balkans. Now, a growing number are using the internet...
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Published in: 50.50Video: feminist activists speak out against corporate impunityHuman rights abuses. Plundered resources. #Feminists4BindingTreaty explain why corporations must be held accountable...
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Published in: 50.50Will reactionary delegations torpedo UN talks on rural women?At the Commission on the Status of Women, commitments to rural women’s empowerment are under threat. Can new,...
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Published in: 50.50Illustration: imagining a feminist future togetherA feminist future must be imagined before it can be created – and here art and illustration can play a powerful role.
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Published in: 50.50‘We won’t give up’: 25 years of feminist resistance to the war on women’s bodies in PolandIn 1993, the Polish government took away our right to abortion – starting a war on women’s bodies which continues to...
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Published in: 50.50A tribute to the fearless Laura Lee: freedom fighter for sex workers’ rights, and my friendLaura Lee died on 7 February 2018. She was a leading activist who campaigned fearlessly for the decriminalisation of...
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Published in: 50.50Black Panther’s powerful women are magical – just like our everyday feminist superheroesWatching Black Panther made me think about our everyday feminist superheroes, stepping out of their comfort zones...
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Published in: 50.50This is how the global feminist revolution beganFollowing the #MeToo revelations, journalist and creative writer Sian Norris let her imagination run wild to...
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Published in: 50.50How the global women's movement shaped the UN international development agendaAmid conservative backlash against women’s rights, how did feminist advocates ensure that the sustainable...
