While women have increasingly assumed professional leadership positions, not all sectors have been open to the possibility of breaking down stereotypes. Instead, many continue to put down obstacles...
If you had told 13-year-old me that I would be voluntarily reading a nonfiction book on rationality and altruism, I would have probably laughed in your face. Yet, here I am, 4 years later,...
After I saw the photos of Masoumeh Ataei as a model for the first time, I was shocked. "What happened to her?" I asked myself, staring at the burns and scars on her face, which contrasted with the...
While many of us have known that Britney Spears was living under a conservatorship for several years now, I don’t think many of us had realized the extent of it, and the extent of the abuse she has...
Amina Yaqin, SOAS, University of London Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, has caused an uproar with remarks about sexual violence, attributing the rising number of reports of rape in...
Claire Pierson, University of Liverpool Abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in October 2019. In March the following year, the legal framework was in place to provide terminations. A year...
There has been an increase in violence against women during the pandemic. As couples had to stay at home, the stress of being isolated raised the chance of spousal conflicts. In Indonesia, as of...
At the end of October - and in the face of the coronavirus crisis, as well as counter-demonstrations by nationalists - Warsaw came alive with protestors fighting for women’s rights. In the largest...
We’ve all felt the economic impact of the pandemic and are trying to stay afloat. Although many of us can survive, vulnerable families face a greater risk of starvation and homelessness. In this...
Last week, Jess Phillips withdrew from the race for the new Labour leader, but she left behind a number of other women in the running, including Lisa Nandy, Emily Thornberry, and Rebecca Long-Bailey....
