Mahsa Amini: The Name that Sparked an Outcry
The past few weeks have seen an immense amount of protest on the streets of Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested due to ...
Reshaping feminism
In the global media, feminism has gotten a bad wrap. We have heard a lot of viral videos and trends on social media and many streaming platforms regarding “radical feminism”. ...
The Indian Gulabi Gang: India’s pink-sari crusaders
The prevailing populace rising up against a mindlessly oppressive institution captures one’s imagination almost immediately and unquestionably in a very dramatic way. The story of how feminist revolt was put ...
Sexual Assault in Japan: How Laws Keep Victims From Receiving Justice
In 2017, Japan revised laws regarding rape to make penalties harsher and change the standards for what is considered rape for the first time in over a century. However, they ...
The Vast Impact of the #MeToo movement
A fundamental human right is to be able to live free from violence. However, gender-based and sexual violence still occurs everywhere. Equal rights and human rights have slowly evolved, advanced, ...
Marital Rape: A Topic Silenced Even by Feminists
The past few years have seen a rise in the feminist movement within Pakistan. Women are joining in on Marches on the street, are using social media as an outlet ...
The Girls with Veils
“Then came the day when everything changed. I had started in 6th grade and was determined to go to middle school but my father said that I should not go ...
The Fight Against Femicide in Mexico is on the Rise
Mexico is among one of the countries that are endeavoring to close the huge gender gap between men and women. According to UN Women, over the past few years, Mexico ...
Period Poverty
All over the world, people who menstruate have to suffer from lack of opportunity, support, and lack of access. Period poverty along with the period stigma that comes with it ...