SUPPORTING FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS: A VITAL AND EFFECTIVE INVESTMENT TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Local feminist organizations are on the front line in advancing women’s rights. Supporting them financially is crucial.
ANALYSIS: WHAT IS THE MOST SUITABLE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR FEMINIST ACTIVISTS?
Women’s rights and feminist movements, in general, are inherently political battles that challenge social and cultural norms deeply rooted in human society. Feminists aim at the mechanisms of patriarchal power and domination, and this purpose makes feminist issues all the more sensitive in cultures where religious fundamentalism and anti-gender and anti-LGBTQIA+ conservatism are on the […]
7 DEBATES AMONG WEST AFRICAN FEMINIST MOVEMENTS
Feminist movements in West Africa are dynamic and committed, but they are also riven by a variety of internal debates.
WOMEN DELIVER 2023: A MIXED BAG OF RESULTS
The 6th edition of Women Deliver, an international conference on women’s rights, took place from July 17 to 20. It’s time to take stock!
OPINION COLUMN: WE MUST SUPPORT AFRICAN FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS
The fight for women’s rights is grinding to a halt. Worse still, we are losing ground in some countries. The most basic human rights are being undermined before us every single day: women who are assaulted do not get any support, while their attackers get no sanctions, and young girls are deprived of their access […]
FEMICIDES IN THE MENA – A MUTE CRISIS
Let’s look back at the meeting of October 11, 2022. The Mediterranean Women’s Fund hosted Wiame Awres, co-founder of “Feminicides Algeria“, and Aliaa Awada, co-founder of the Lebanese feminist media “No2ta“, to discuss the state of femicides in the MENA region (patriarchy, non-enforcement of laws, women’s status, taboos, etc.) and explain how the strike of […]