Beyond the current war in Gaza, Palestinian women face sexual violence, a sexualisation of their bodies when visiting family members in Israeli prisons, a dramatic lack of prenatal care, and other traumatic issues. It is vastly underreported ..read more

A country where only 4% of schools teach in its national language, where the national flag and coat of arms were removed, and where books from a poet that lived over 100 years were banned in August 2023 ..read more

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Myanmar has long been entangled in ethnic, religious, and political tensions. Attempts to create a legitimate democracy have been curtailed by an oppressive, violent military, who have since consolidated significant power. The pro-democracy party’s landslide win in the 2020 elections, however, was deemed too threatening to the military’s hold on the country. Today, the country is at war with itself ..read more

A revealing interview with Sevgil Musayeva, editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda, and Yulia Samaieva, editor of the economic section at ZN.UA, about war casualties, corruption, and defending Ukraine's democracy against Russia ..read more

Descendant of Indian royalty and goddaughter of Queen Victoria, Duleep Singh was focal to the British suffragette movement – a turning point in the emancipation of women. Born in 1876, Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh and Maharani Bamba. Her father was the last Maharaja (Indian prince) of Punjab before it was annexed by Britain in 1849 ..read more

The National Women’s Institute in Mexico created the MUCPAZ Initiative, a grassroots women’s network that collaborates with public institutions to prevent gender violence. The MUCPAZ Initiative represents a cutting-edge endeavour deploying local and gender-balanced peacebuilding paradigms ..read more

Soon-to-be parents in Norway are entitled to 49 weeks of combined paid leave. Mothers can take paid maternity leave of 18 weeks, and the “common period” which is 16 paid weeks for both parent. The country has set up a system to ensure both parents are spending time with their new-born and receive paid leave. Does this encourage fathers to stay home? Can it be a case study for other nations ..read more