Interview – Sharon Bong
Sharon Bong explores faith, feminism, and queerness in Southeast Asia, and calls for context-rooted rights activism that bridges religion, resistance, and belonging.
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Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference
Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the pa…
Campaign for statue of British suffragette hero is hit by funding crisis
Organisers seek an extra £40,000 for a memorial to Mary Clarke, the first suffragette to die for women’s rights The campaign to commemorate the first suffragette to die for women’s rights is facing a funding crisis.Mary Clarke, who was the sister of Em…
‘A cultural embarrassment’: anger as male sculptor commissioned for statue of suffragist
Planning application reignites row over statue on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile of Elsie Inglis, Scottish suffragist and maternal health pioneerEdinburgh’s Royal Mile and its surrounding streets are not short of monuments. In a 30-minute round trip, visitors …
Hidden women: Madrid show puts forgotten artists in the picture
Maestras explores how talented female artists won recognition in their lifetimes, only to find their works written out of the canonWild festivals, exquisite fruit-bowls and unusually realistic renderings of motherhood and female friendship – not to men…
Thinking Global Podcast – Megan MacKenzie
Megan MacKenzie speaks about Military Sexual Violence, military exceptionalism, media coverage, the ethics of data collection, and why soldiers swap illicit pictures.
Interview – Inderpal Grewal
Inderpal Grewal talks about transnational feminism, intersectionality, resistance and her interest in how empires create cultures that support the imperial project.
Glasgow Women’s Library appeals for help to buy suffragette medal
Award recognising first hunger strike in Scotland over women’s suffrage is to be auctioned in London on 3 OctoberA military-style medal awarded to the first suffragette to go on hunger strike in Scotland is up for sale at a London auction house, and Gl…
Thinking Global Podcast – The Laid-Back Book Club (Ep.2.)
Members of the E-International Relations podcast team speak about what they have been reading recently as part of ‘The Laid-Back Book Club’.
‘Ego above dignity’: Luis Rubiales’ defiance over kiss shocks Spain
Women’s and men’s players and clubs join politicians in condemning football chief’s refusal to resignFor a brief moment, it looked like it would be a victory for feminism. After days of uproar across Spain and around the world, media reports had sugges…