Abortion rights in the United States: The end of Roe v. Wade Interview On Monday night, a surprise draft ruling by conservative Justice Samuel Alito was released in the U.S. indicating that a majority on the Supreme Court wants to reverse the legalization of abortions. Ella Müller, director of the Democracy Programme at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC, puts this impending caesura and the political developments behind it in context. By Carl Roberts
Four disturbing aspects to Slovakia limiting abortion access for Ukrainian women More reports about rapes by the Russian army against the Ukrainian girls and women who are arriving in Slovakia have been exposed. In the meantime, the Slovak parliament is discussing proposals on banning abortion for women without permanent residency. This cynical targeting of Ukrainian girls and women is disturbing, says Denisa Nešťáková. By Dr. Denisa Nešťáková
Four reasons why care fails and gender-based violence remains resilient in a 'crisis' context Commentary What does care mean in a Covid-19 pandemic context? Why does care fail and gender-based violence becomes even more resilient in itself, despite being conceptualised as a "pandemic within a pandemic" in a context of intensifying sexism, culturalist stereotypes and xenophobia, not to mention social policing and the intensive securitization of borders and mobility? By Eirini Avramopoulou
Young Filipino feminists: the personal and the sexual are political Commentary Educated on diverse gender perspectives by the internet and emboldened by global feminist movements like #MeToo, Filipino youth are boldly pushing the issues of body autonomy and sexuality to the frontlines of the struggle for gender equality. With social media as a platform for convergence, alliance and advocacy, they are treading territory that previous feminist movements shied away from. By Ana P. Santos
Digital violence against women: what needs to be done now Event report Every single day, women are abused, threatened or slandered on digital social networks. Yet the operators of these platforms are doing very little to make the digital space a safer place for women. The whistleblower Frances Haugen talked to Spiegel journalist Ann-Katrin Müller and Alexandra Geese, Member of the European Parliament, about what needs to be done right now to stop violence on the net. By Ute Czylwik
Hard-won progress on gender equality destroyed: the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on women and LGBTIQ Commentary 2020 was expected to be the feminist super year - the anniversaries of the UN Resolution on "Women, Peace, and Security" and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were supposed to be celebrated, and discussions about the lack of their implementation to be held. Instead, this became the year that, according to UN Women, would destroy 25 years of feminist achievements. By Birte Rodenberg, Merima Šišić and Jana Prosinger
It is not only the virus that could kill us Opinion The countrywide lockdown is necessary to curb the spread of Covid-19 but, for many, isolating in the home presents a more immediate, and dangerous, threat than falling victim to the disease. By Claudia Lopes and Natasha Adonis
How the new EU gender strategy fails east-central European women Commentary The Covid-19 pandemic exposes the care crisis and underlying class and regional inequalities — which the new strategy does not equip us to handle. By Elena Zacharenko and Eszter Kováts
Hidden Violence Violence and harassment Fear, shame and condemnation by society is what domestic violence and harassment victims have to face in Russia. According to statistics, every 10th Russian faced domestic violence in their family, while sexual harassment at the work place is experienced by every 6th person. By Anna Alekseeva
Protect Women in El Salvador! / Protejamos a las mujeres en El Salvador! Video Protect women in El Salvador - GreensEFA Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Teodora Vázquez was imprisoned for over 10 years in El Salvador under the abortion law. She was accused of murder after complications in her pregnancy. There are other 25 women in prison with similar accusations.
