LGBT activism and the census: A battle half-won?
by Laurence Cooley In December, the British government published its plans for the next census of England and Wales, to be held in 2021. The white paper ...more
The Institutional and Epistemic Marginality of Gender Studies in the Gulf Region
by Nour Almazidi The institutional and epistemic marginalisation of Gender Studies as a legitimate academic discipline in the Gulf region raises several theoretical and political questions ...more
Varieties of anti-gender mobilizations. Is Turkey a case?
by Selin Çağatay The current decade has seen popular mobilizations against gender equality in Europe and globally. In Turkey, this process is led by the Justice ...more
Anti-Genderism in the Non-West: Looking from the Other Side
by Siran Hovhannisyan Anti-gender mobilizations are one of the recent social movements that have been active in Europe and other parts of the world since the ...more
The consequences of the differing meanings of gender in policy and activism for politics
by Eszter Kováts "If gender quota is necessary for party lists, so what if I identify as a woman, can I run then for a woman’s ...more
Sexual violence against men: enabling disclosure in the face of denial
by Heleen Touquet Last September, I presented at the UN in Geneva a report called Unsilenced, an analysis of the testimonies of 121 survivors of ...more
Why feminisms? Branding our political commitments, just don’t do it
by Melissa Chacón On Wednesday 3 October 2018, LSE Gender PhD students organised an event titled ‘Why feminisms? An open discussion about doing gender research'. During ...more
Gender Ideology, religious fundamentalism and the electoral campaign (2017-2018) in Costa Rica
by Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez Neoliberalism, anxiety and gender ideology The neoliberal economic system has triggered profound cultural, political and economic transformations, causing suffering and anguish to millions of people ...more
Science Wills It!: The Use of Scientific Claims in ‘Anti-Gender’ Rhetoric
by Veronika Valkovičová and Pavol Hardoš Anti-gender movements, science, and the Slovak 2015 Referendum Imagine yourself sitting in an over-crowded pastoral centre on a cold winter day in Bratislava ...more
Why feminisms? In the Name of Feminism
by Priya Raghavan On Wednesday 3 October 2018, LSE Gender PhD students organised an event titled ‘Why feminisms? An open discussion about doing gender research'. During this ...more
