Opinion – Breaking Boundaries to Reimagine Space is Crucial
Achieving a lasting change in the space sector requires tackling patriarchal and colonial biases so that a more diverse group of people can develop a truer sense of belonging.
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Interview – Dipali Anumol
Dipali Anumol explores the possibility of a more caring IR, sexual violence in India, and the relationship between feminist activism and care practices.
Lord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop
Archbishop of York tells General Synod that ‘Our Father’ has patriarchal connotations The archbishop of York has suggested that opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, recited by Christians all over the world for 2,000 years, may be “problematic” because o…
Interview – Paul Kirby
Paul Kirby discusses the evolving study of Women, Peace and Security, feminist foreign policy in practice, and hyper-masculinities in global politics today.
Trans activists disrupt Kathleen Stock speech at Oxford Union
Gender-critical feminist’s speech temporarily stopped after protester glues themself to floorThe gender-critical feminist Dr Kathleen Stock was forced to temporarily halt her contested appearance at the Oxford Union after a trans activist glued themsel…
Thinking Global Podcast – Cynthia Enloe
Cynthia Enloe talks about Feminist International Relations, ‘womenandchildren’ rhetoric, militarisation, masculinity, and her new book: ‘Twelve Feminist Lessons of War’.
Gal-Dem, magazine for women and non-binary people of colour, to fold
Staff statement blames closure after eight years on financial challenge of running independent media outletGal-Dem, the online and print publication for women and non-binary people of colour, is to fold after eight years.In a public statement shared to…
Campaign calls for gender apartheid to be crime under international law
Prominent Afghans and Iranians say current laws do not capture the systematic suppression of womenA prominent group of Afghan and Iranian women are backing a campaign calling for gender apartheid to be recognised as a crime under international law.The …
Books by female authors studied by just 2% of GCSE pupils, finds study
Campaigners urge exam boards to diversify English literature set texts to challenge rising misogynyOnly 2% of GCSE students study a book written by a female author, according to research by campaigners who are urging exam boards to diversify their set …
Anti-strike bill discriminates against women, say campaigners
Feminist groups and TUC say public services with mainly female workforces will have rights affected by ‘draconian’ lawFeminist campaign groups have raised the alarm about the government’s anti-strike bill, which will enforce minimum service levels, say…