OUR NEW PROJECT: A PODCAST NAMED NOS VOIX FÉMINISTES

Voices are globally rising to defend women’s rights and combat violence, injustice, and discrimination. You will be able to hear some of these voices in our new podcast: Nos voix féministes (Our feminist voices). In partnership with Binge Audio, this podcast will talk about various issues in contemporary feminist struggles and the mobilization of associations. […]

Our feminist resolutions for 2024

This year, grassroots organizations will continue their daily efforts to combat discrimination, violence, and injustice. The ongoing lack of respect for women’s rights and LGBTQ+ communities and the persistence of violence against them worldwide remain alarming. Feminists in Action is committed to supporting these efforts! What are the first visible impacts of Feminists In Action […]

16 days of activism: united to defend the right to a life free from violence

Proclaimed in 1999 by the United Nations, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been celebrated since 1981 by feminist activists around the world, and particularly in Latin America. The date was chosen in memory of the Mirabal sisters, also known as the Mariposas sisters. Activists and opponents of Rafael Trujillo’s […]

GENDER EQUALITY, A MAJOR STAKE IN HUMANITARIAN AID?

The OECD published the amounts of official development aid (ODA) allocated to gender equality and women’s empowerment between 2020 and 2021 on January 27. However, despite the 2021 Generation Equality Forum, organized by UN Women, which pledged $40 billion in international funding for women’s rights, there appears to be a significant decline in global funding […]

Diary of a week of advocacy with Feminists in Action 

During the week of January 23, seven activists from various African countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Chad, Togo, Tunisia) met in Paris at the invitation of the Feminists in Action team to make a common plea to French decision-makers. Back in pictures!  On Monday, a first working session allowed us to identify the […]