Features
“I Stopped My Own Wedding At 12”
Meet Yekaba: when she was 12, her parents were busy arranging her marriage without her knowledge. When she found out, she managed to alert her teachers and they helped call a halt to it.
One Young Man’s “Klever” Way to Combat Teenage Pregnancy
“It’s not just girls who miss out on their futures by having children too early, it’s boys, too,”
says Klever.
Séverine Autesserre: Why The Way We Make Peace Needs To Change
In places like South Sudan, Syria and Congo failed peace pacts have devastating consequences. Renowned author Séverine Autesserre released a new book that focuses on a different approach to peace than traditional high-level negotiations: ‘peace from below’. And where it’s working.
It ‘Sits In Your Soul’: Women Journalists Talk About Covering Violence
‘It sits in your soul’: Professor Barbara Barnett describes the findings of her interviews with female journalists who cover violence.
Nairobi’s ‘Gender Defenders’ Use Victimhood to Fight Back
Meet Nairobi’s Gender Defenders who provide immediate and follow-up support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Towards a Feminist City: Grassroots Work Influencing Political Discourse
Sara Ortiz Escalante from Col·lectiu Punt 6 discusses how this cooperative of women architects, sociologists and urban planners is working toward making Barcelona a more feminist city.
Pink Power: Female Rickshaw Drivers in Pakistan
Meet the courageous female rickshaw drivers of Lahore, Pakistan.
Features from Issue 6 “Urban Feminism”
Julia Ballario: Racing in a male-dominated career
“I want to show that women can win in a male-dominated sport”, says Argentine car-racer Julia Ballario.
An Uphill Climb: Women in Politics in Japan
Learn how hard it is for a mother of a toddler to be a politician in a country where women serve as the primary caregivers for children and elderly relatives.
Surviving the “Underground” Economy: Women Miners in South Africa
Challenges for South African women miners remain fifteen years after the country introduced its first proposed quota system.
Immigration Under Trump: ‘The United States is Full. Go home.’
Central American women and children, who are victims of domestic violence, child abuse, extreme poverty, state neglect, and terrorization in their home countries flee for their lives to their northern neighbor daily.
Features from Issue 5 (October 2016) “Women and Health”
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