Around The World
This is a space to create awareness and to educate people about issues that violate the rights of women and girls around the world. We publish articles and posts on social and cultural issues related to gender discrimination, gender-based violence, and systemic oppression against women. We are here to extend our support and guidance to you to be a change-maker in the society.
Decriminalization of Abortion in Mexico Might have a Ripple Effect Across Latin America and Beyond
On September 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of Mexico in a historic decision, has unanimously ruled that abortion is no longer a crime in Mexico. This decision set an important precedent across the whole country and possibly across Latin America. Describing the decision as “a watershed in the history of the rights of all women, especially the…
Texas Abortion Law: Women’s Rights Are Under Attack, Again
Forty-eight years after Roe v. Wade, which enshrined into law a woman’s right to get an abortion, the same right of terminating a pregnancy is still argued by politicians across the United States. With the strictest abortion law in the country (S.B.8) signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in May and into effect since September, and…
Akhil Neelam: Co-Founder of Women for Politics
Akhil Neelam is a public policy practitioner and a gender rights advocate, working towards making politics gender-equal. He has worked across foreign policy, governance, public education, gender, and policy communications. A Mechanical Engineer turned Ashoka University Young India Fellow, Akhil has always been passionate about social equity and justice. In January 2020, Akhil co-founded Women For…
Feminists Lens On Impact Of The African Continental Free Trade Agreement On Women: Gender Mainstreaming
At least 1 in 3 women in the world suffer from one form of violence or the other, inclusive of violations in formal and informal trade processes despite huge strides in the advocacy towards creating safe spaces for them. From an African perspective, these kinds of violence could be driven by factors not limited to cultural…
Coercive Sterilization In Czech Republic: Roma Women Won Against Unlawful Governmental Practice
Among the contraceptive methods, sterilization constitutes a permanent solution to fertility control. Vasectomy for men, tubal ligation for women. It is a result of a mindful, informed, and medical-followed decision. Unfortunately, for some women living in marginalized settings or roughest realities, the situation has been different. A Dive Into The Past In the 20th century many researchers,…
Samoa Finally Has A Female Prime Minister: The Man Who Was In Power Refused To Hand It Over For 4 Months
After 33 years, the Polynesian Island has changed its governing party as well as its prime minister: In May 2021, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was the first woman elected to office in Samoa. However, she was not allowed to enter the parliament on that day, and she had to swear in outside the building where she had…
Stigma And Mental Health Impact Of Divorce On Women: A Nigerian Perspective
Divorce refers to the termination of a marriage or a marital union. Divorce usually involves the cancellation or reorganization of a person’s legal duties and responsibilities which were extended to him/her through marriage. In most countries, divorce is required by law so as to allow the former partner to marry another person [Gilman, Kawachi, Fitzmaurice &…
Generation Equality Forum: How It All Started and Where We’re Heading
It is in France, a country with a longstanding connection to liberty and equality – Liberté, egalité, fraternité were the values through which the French Republic was born after the French Revolution in 1789 – that the Generation Equality Forum of 2021 took place. The aforementioned is a global meeting organized by UN Women which associated…
Alternative Forms of Justice for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence
Seeking justice after experiencing sexual violence can be a complex process for victim-survivors. For many, seeking conventional justice (through a criminal justice system) can provide a strong sense of reclaimed physical space in their lives. However, for some this may not be the right decision. Indeed, for many victim-survivors around the world, turning towards a justice…
Turkey Withdraws From the Istanbul Convention Putting Women’s Rights At Great Risk
On the 20th of March 2021, Turkey announced its withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. Sparking international outrage, the withdrawal acts as a disappointing setback to the progress of gender equality. Putting Turkish women’s rights in a precarious position, the Turkish government has demonstrated its lack of dedication to ending violence against women and domestic violence. This…
