According to the United Nations, a woman is killed every 10 minutes. November 25th was theInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, kicking off the UN’s UNiTEcampaign—16 days of activism to highlight the escalation of violence against women.…
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The journey of Pakistani women from traditional roles to transformative societal roles is a dynamicand multifaceted tale. For decades, women in Pakistan have navigated deep-rooted cultural normsand patriarchal structures while striving for empowerment and social reform. Their progress reflectsthe resilience,…
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Female Leadership Academy Bangkok 2022 IFLRY organized various academies on female leadership with the purpose of developing leadership abilities in females. This time the Female Leadership Academy (FLA) was organized in Bangkok, Thailand from October 27 – 30, 2022. This…
Since the 19th century, Feminism has achieved many of its goals, including women’s suffrage, greater access to education, the right to initiate divorce proceedings, women’s right to own property, the freedom to plan their families and so on. While these…
In Finnish we have this thing called hän, IPA pronunciation [ˈhæn], which translates as both ’he’ and ’she’. Obviously, Finnish is spoken by Finns – a people whose idea of a sport is to carry the love of your life…
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Thursday 17th of May is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. It was also supposed to be the day when a pride parade was once again organized in Tbilisi, Georgia. However, the parade was cancelled due to the…
In her introductory speech for the Women’s Rights Award 2016, Anne Brasseur, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, underlined how important fighting for Human Rights is. “Betraying and losing our values is betraying and losing…
John Stuart Mill believed that until conditions of equality exist, no one can possibly assess the natural differences between women and men. Mill spoke about human rights in general with focus on voting rights for women. Mary Wollstonecraft encouraged women…
