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Gender and Politics

How Turkish anti-gender actors interpret Trump's win

December 23, 2024

♟️Autocracies are giving more women political power, but that isn't necessarily good news for democracy

December 3, 2024

The gender gap in campaign financing: an uphill struggle

November 26, 2024

UK voters support reforms to make parliament more family friendly

November 18, 2024

Italy’s cross-border crackdown on surrogacy, and the rising tide of transnational repression

November 7, 2024
November 4, 2024

Women’s leadership in the European Parliament’s external delegations

Cherry Miller In the European Parliament, ‘delegations’ are formal groupings of Members who maintain inter-parliamentary relationships. At recently held constitutive delegation meetings, the gendered allocations of leadership positions revealed a complex picture. Cherry Miller and Lorenzo Santini find that, despite initiatives to improve gender representation, there has been a decline in the number of ‘head’ women delegation […] Read more
October 18, 2024

Transnational frameworks for justice in cases of sexual violence

Anukriti Dixit Many parts of the world, including India, lack institutional accountability for sexual violence. Anukriti Dixit argues for bringing together anti-caste and decolonial frameworks for justice to counter impunity in such crimes. This, she argues, would realise justice for victims in cases where the power differentials involve caste, class, and indigeneity. Read more
August 15, 2024

UN collusion with the Taliban is betraying Afghan women

Priscyll Anctil Avoine Once again, the world has failed Afghan women and girls. 15 August 2024 marks three years of devastating attacks on women's rights, and freedom of movement under the gender-apartheid Taliban regime. Lida Ahmad and Priscyll Anctil Avoine argue that, during the Doha meeting in June, the UN has failed to uphold the principles enshrined in its charter Read more
July 18, 2024

🔮 Feminist mobilisation, sexism, and radical-right support in Spain

Eva Anduiza Eva Anduiza and Guillem Rico argue that sexist attitudinal backlash is partially responsible for the rise of the Spanish radical populist right. The electoral consequences of changes in sexist attitudes seem to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation than to the increasing visibility and normalisation of the radical right Read more
May 3, 2024

🌊 Czech coat and Slovak cassock in illiberal movements

Natália Noskovičová Two nations, one name, divergent paths: Natália Noskovičová delves into the illiberal mobilisations of the Czech and Slovak Alliances for Family and National Marches for Life. Here, she navigates the religious and secular strategies of anti-gender movements in the heart of Europe Read more

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