Abortion is a universal right, and no one is less deserving
Connie Lawfull reflects on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, arguing that we need to be careful about centring traumatic cases when criticising it
human rights
I’d like a child one day, but not instead of a life
Audrey Diwan’s unsparing abortion drama "Happening" offers a chilling vision of the traumas that could become commonplace when abortion rights are in danger of being revoked
Dying to Divorce: an interview with director Chloë Fairweather
This film isn’t about tragedy, reports Ellen Thomas. It is about fighting.
The 8th has a clear message: empathy
Ashleigh Riseley reviews the new documentary on the history of Ireland’s abortion rights
What does gender-based violence look like?
16 Days 16 Films 2020 tackles the issue of gender-based violence with poignancy but without trauma
The untold story of those who disappeared
Ania Ostrowska interviews the filmmakers behind "To see you again", a heartbreaking documentary about an uncovered abuse of power
Women speaking out
In light of the government’s recent GRA consultation, Holly Combe asks: do we want to allow others to have a say in defining who we are?
“I will never, ever stop asking for trans people to be treated with basic dignity”
Joanna Whitehead speaks to the inimitable activist Paris Lees about feminism, class and how trans rights are human rights
Theresa May is not my feminism
Theresa May becoming Prime Minister has been hailed by some as a victory for feminism. Osha Al-Mossallami argues that the representation of women in politics should be about more than an image
Is the end of violence against women in sight?
Janey Stephenson asks what the Istanbul Convention can do to end violence against women
Legal abortions – a case of women’s human rights
This is a guest post by Sophie Turtonon behalf of Doctors of the World about empowering women to have control over their own sexual and reproductive health.
Guest post: The power of protest
With a memorial planned for the 200th anniversary in August 2019, The Peterloo Massacre is an atrocity that should never be forgotten. This guest post from J. T. Rattray reflects on an edition of The Culture Show about Maxine Peake's performance of Shelley's landmark poem on Peterloo at Manchester's International Festival last month
Government attacks Equality Act
The Government is on the verge of repealing an essential part of equality legislation; Jayne has the details and information on what you can do to try and stop it
Women in Afghanistan: making promises a reality
Jen Wilkins, a volunteer with Amnesty UK, sets out what the UK government can do to help end violence against women in Afghanistan
No women, no peace.
Chitra Nagarajan and Rhiannon Redpath introduce the No women, no peace. campaign with a brief overview of women's rights in Afghanistan
Take action for women in Afghanistan: the importance of solidarity
Rhiannon Redpath urges readers to write to the British Ambassador to Afghanistan in solidarity with women human rights activists in the country
Put women at the heart of peace
On the International Day of Peace, Sarah Jackson of Womankind Worldwide writes about a new campaign to put women at the heart of peace and research showing how women build peace from the ground up.
