ArmyAmber, Pixabay Wandering the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1960’s, one could have passed by women wearing miniskirts, walking alongside their male friends on their way to their university classes. Much has happened since then. The country has been in a state of conflict for nearly 40 years, and
By UPF Webzine Activism/Articles/Asia/Economics/Economy And Trade/Gender Equality/International Relations/UPF/Women Fashion: Personal liberation in the west, a form of mass incarceration for the rest
Maruf_Rahman, Pixabay One year ago during March 2020, fashion retail giants including the likes of H&M, Primark and Zara decided to retroactively cancel orders of clothing without paying for them. This had disastrous consequences for ready-made garment (RMG) workers in Bangladesh as many live subsistence-based due to meagre wages. This
Women in Leadership – Barriers to female political representation
European Parliament, Flickr When you hear the word “political leader”, what comes to mind? A man in a suit? Despite significant gains in female representation in powerful roles, such as New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, women remain dramatically underrepresented in political leadership positions. Of the world’s heads of state
Abortion rights in danger: the effects of rising right-wing populism
In 1960, abortion was practically illegal in Sweden, leading many Swedish women to go to Poland to get an abortion. Yet today, Poland is the EU member state with the most restrictive abortion laws except for Malta. On October 22nd, Poland’s constitutional court issued a nearly complete ban on abortion.
It’s a Woman’s World: Trailblazing Women in Politics
On 20 January 2021, Kamala Harris will make history. At noon on that day, she will become the first female Vice-President of the United States. The fact that she is a black woman of mixed heritage only adds to the momentousness of this moment. But Kamala Harris is not the
Social media – the new frontier for gender-based violence?
For many, social media has become an essential part of everyday life providing unprecedented opportunities for interaction, engagement, and information. It is also, however, a breeding ground for online violence targeting young women. For the girls targeted these everyday spaces become inaccessible and unsafe. Plan International, an NGO promoting equality
By UPF Pod&Radio Economics/Economy And Trade/Gender Equality/International Relations/Interview/Migration/Podcasts ▶︎ Private-Public Partnerships: New Perspectives on International Development
Curious about the most recent debates and discourses among development practitioners working in the public and the private sector? Tune in to this week’s episode focused on the latest perspectives regarding public-private partnerships, which are regarded as one of the more comprehensive means of tackling challenges to global development and
The real figures behind the Sudanese Revolution
“We are oppressed at home, oppressed on the street, at university, at work, on public transport,” Wifaq Quraishi (protestor) said. “All of these things made the girls go out to demonstrate on the street.” The Sudanese Revolution was all over the news in 2019 and many different media platforms covered
The death of Feminism in Mexico? Cry for women´s human rights in Latin America
Femicide- a sex-based hate crime, broadly defined as “the intentional killing of females because they are females”, is, sadly a daily occurrence in Mexico. Just as one of thousands of cases. In February 9th, 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla was found brutally murdered, skinned and disemboweled by her 46-year-old domestic partner. To make matters
There Is No “Xi” In #MeToo
In 2006, the ‘Me Too’ movement was born out of Tarana Burke’s vision to help people who have survived sexual violence. A little over a decade later, the movement went viral with the hashtag #MeToo on Twitter, following a New Yorker piece on Harvey Weinstein. Now in 2019, the movement