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Online conferences: opening opportunities or reproducing inequality?
by Dr. Catherine Oliver In our recent paper ‘(dis-)belonging bodies’, my co-author (Amelia Morris, University of Law) and I contended that academic conferences are spaces that centre ...more
Indian Apathy and Systemic Violence against Women in Kashmir
by Zohra Batul Violent discourse legitimizes violence and creates incentives for the populist government to make vindictive policies. The reality of Indian democracy is most conspicuously exposed ...more
The interplay between gender and culture: How the African human rights system sought to accommodate universality and cultural relativity of women’s rights
by Temelso Gashaw Image credit: Yohannes Moges Belay International and regional human rights law—including the CEDAW, the ACHPR and the Maputo protocol—calls for transforming customary and traditional practices ...more
Reproductive Rights amid COVID-19
by Aarushi Gupta and Hardeep Singh Introduction Due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, sexual and reproductive rights are at peril. As women are left ...more
Policing the borders of sex/gender in Kuwait: on transmisogyny and state-mediated violence
by Nour Almazidi Designed by Nour Almazidi for this blogpost “Have you heard about Maha?” On June 5, 2020, I woke up to a flood of messages asking ...more
Understanding the Adverse Effects of Stereotypes on Sexual Minorities in International Refugee Law Frameworks
by Shubham Tiwary Despite the gradual acceptance and recognition of rights of sexual minorities, more than 68 countries still criminalize consensual same-sex sexual acts, with severity of ...more
“Gender Equality as Smart Economics”: Questioning the Assumptions behind the Claim
by Cecilia Berlanga Alessio Robles Image credit: Ana G. Urdaneta The “business case” for gender equality and women's empowerment has become widely internalized, pursued and institutionalized by development ...more
Shrouding inequalities through benevolent sexism and gender stereotyping: A stray encounter with yet another discriminatory law
by Paras Ahuja and Rahul Garg Photo by: Juergen Telkmann, Tags Equality on flickr One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman -Simone De Beauvoir Despite prolific attempts by activists, ...more
Coercion and Agency in Zimbabwean Sex Work
by Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu With the patriarchal structures, deteriorating economic state, and constrained employment opportunities within Zimbabwean society, comes an issue that Laura Agustin describes as ...more
Gender and disability in informal settlements during COVID-19: What we have learnt so far
by Ignacia Ossul-Vermehren Image credit: author, Dworzark informal settlement, Freetown, Sierra Leone. How are women, in particular disabled women, affected by COVID-19 in informal settlements in the ...more
When COVID-19 Becomes a Political Ally: Poland's Law on Abortion
by Selen Eşençay On April 15, the Polish Parliament enacted the “Stop Abortion” bill. However, the Sejm decided to redirect the bill for further review in parliamentary committees. ...more
Terfism is White Distraction: On BLM, Decolonising the Curriculum, Anti-Gender Attacks and Feminist Transphobia
by Alyosxa Tudor Image credit: Cambridge Dictionary When I hear the word ‘cunt’ (or in German, the word ‘Fotze’ for that matter) as a slur it hits me. ...more
Producing women through toilets and sanitary products
by Saumya Pandey On 27th May 2014, two Dalit girls, aged 14 and 15, out for open defecation were allegedly kidnapped, gang raped, killed and hung from ...more
An analysis of conversion therapy in India: The need to outlaw and the allied socio-cultural concerns
by Winy Daigavane and Anubhav Das The conduct towards the LGBT community in India has not been very progressive even after homosexuality was decriminalized. To add salt ...more
Men, Sex Work, and the Construction of Sexual Victimhood
by David Eichert This blog post is based on an article published by the author in the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law. In early 2018 ...more
Shut In, Shut Out - Understanding domestic abuse during a pandemic
by Devina Malaviya & Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil Image credit: Annie Spratt With the outbreak of COVID-19, the idea of the ‘home’ as a safe space has received significant ...more
