Feminism and the Advocacy of Women’s Rights: Why Are these Relevant Today?
Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. The term “feminism” was first used in the late 19th century in association with…
Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Spain: Consent is Key
Consent is key. While a purportedly obvious statement, on the other hand, the explicit nature of the phrase appears lost on certain people. For the purposes of this article, I refer to certain parties in the Spanish Judiciary. The Wolf Pack In 2016, an 18 year old woman was raped by five men in the…
Women and War: Abandoned Figures
What is the first thing we think about when we hear something about war? Most likely, thoughts about weapons, soldiers, explosions, blood, and death pop into our heads. War is a ‘traditionally’ male occupation. Men defend their own lands or attack others. They protect their families, mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters. They might fight for…
US Abortion Rights: Eureka! Comprehensive Action
After the initial inertia from the US Federal Government, in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade; the legal precedent that safeguarded bodily autonomy across the US; the Biden Administration initiated a range of steps in combating the pro-life movement’s continual push for an archaic land, void of reproductive rights. Also read: A Leap Backwards in…
8 Ways to Empower Women and Promote Equality in the Workplace
Women have made great strides in the workplace over the past few decades, but there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve equality. This blog post will discuss 8 ways business owners can empower women and promote equality in the workplace. These strategies can help create a more positive and productive work…
UK Abortion rights: The First Shots Fired
At a time when abortion rights are acutely under fire, it seems that the cowardly Conservative Party feels emboldened enough to reveal its true nature. That of an administration whose compassion towards those wishing to exercise their bodily autonomy, appears non-existent, as evidenced on the world stage recently. The international ministerial conference on freedom of religion…
Abortion Rights in the UK- A Looming Shadow
With the recent horrific news coming out of the US, constituting the overturning of Roe v. Wade; a judicial ruling which had previously enabled women to exercise their fundamental right to bodily autonomy; a collective shiver ran down the spines of people across the globe. Anxious persons glanced nervously around contemplating whether their own…
A Leap Backwards in Time
The Foreseen Horror I remember once hearing a common urban myth. If you put a frog in boiling water, it would immediately leap out. However, if you placed that frog in cold water, which you slowly heated up, it would remain there until it boiled. Although an urban myth, it appears painfully relevant now. With over…
Patriarchy and Female leadership: A Privilege Not Given
I was at a policy dialogue event recently in Abuja, with great panelists discussing the role of gender in Nigeria’s foreign policy. A very well-coordinated guest stood up to explain how women have played bad roles in leadership positions, citing the example of Hillary Clinton and her role in the invasion of Afghanistan. It…
Safe and Legal Abortions are Under Attack in Italy’s Region of Molise
As of January 2022, the Italian region of Molise employs only one doctor who does not identify as a “conscientious objector.” In this context, the term refers to someone who refuses to perform abortions on the grounds of moral, personal or religious beliefs, and simply put, this means that women in Molise are currently being…
