With record female unemployment and cuts to women’s services, campaigners are looking to international law to stop the squeeze. Charlotte Gage reports.
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Dancing for a change – creating awareness through art
A young dance company is tackling tough issues through its performances, as its founder Kwame Asafo-Adjei explains.
- Kwame Asafo-Adjei
- May 1, 2012
- 1
Zimbabwe: it’s a man’s world
Mgcini Nyoni laments the constant abuse of women’s and girls’ rights in his home country.
- Mgcini Nyoni
- April 17, 2012
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Women in India are not asking for it
After an exposé reveals the true thoughts of Indian police officers about rape victims, Mari Marcel Thekaekara says attitudes must change.
Filed in: India Sexual Politics Women
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- April 10, 2012
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When a winning smile is not enough
Beauty contests are now big business, but have lost their appeal for Lauri Kubuitsile in her latest Letter From Botswana.
- Lauri Kubuitsile
- April 1, 2012
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International Women’s Day: women hold up half the sky
Iris Gonzales offers a lament for the state of women’s rights and a hope for a better future.
Filed in: Women
- Iris Gonzales
- March 8, 2012
- 1
Blue bras and mettle: Egypt's women stand their ground
Libby Powell reflects on last year’s International Womens Day when women took to the streets of Egypt to fight for their rights.
Filed in: Egypt Feminism Human Rights Women
- Libby Powell
- March 1, 2012
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Rape at the border: how immigration officials are abusing women in Zimbabwe
Cross-border trade is a risky business for women, as Mgcini Nyoni witnesses.
- Mgcini Nyoni
- February 8, 2012
- 3
A bride burnt every hour: the horror of dowry deaths
So why aren’t Indians up in arms about it? Time to name and shame, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- February 7, 2012
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Olympic sex-trafficking myth creates climate of fear
Fears of a flood of sex workers entering London are creating extreme unease despite little evidence to back this up, says Giedre Steikunaite.
- Giedre Steikunaite
- February 1, 2012
- 2
Horror flick: Mrs T at the multiplex
Forget Scream, The Exorcist and Jaws: The nightmare on Downing Street is coming to a cinema near you.
- Steve Parry
- January 1, 2012
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