How Mayan women in Guatemala are fighting to protect their designs – and their identity
Mayan weavers are organising to defend their art, pushing for new legislation to recognise and protect their ‘collective intellectual property’
Argentine Green Tide on the Rise, Challenging ‘Fear of god’
After the June 14th vote that approved the bill legalizing the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancies, various groups and institutions ramped up their opposition. Out of arguments, they began resorting to violence.
Why we need a feminist funding ecosystem
If you’ve spent any time in a feminist space in the last decade or so, you’ve heard the question, “Where is the money for women’s rights?”
“First, they took Dilma”: The Feminist Struggle in Brazil has endured hardships, but we are not alone
A young feminist activist from Brazil describes the cycle of collective pain, mourning, and hope that she and her comrades experienced throughout recent political events
7 things to look out for this Human Rights Council Session
This June-July session of the Human Rights Council (HRC38), as every year, focuses on issues of gender and sexuality.
Me Too didn’t start with a hashtag - Hakima Abbas' remarks at EDD 2018
On June 5, 2018, AWID’s co-Executive Director Hakima Abbas interacted with three other panelists at the opening ceremony of the European Development Days 2018, in a discussion focused on global movements tackling multiple forms of violence against women and girls.
How “trickle down” economics drowns the most vulnerable
Without accountability, corporations will continue to exploit the system and us all
Black Panther in the United Nations? Time to imagine new political forums
Black Panther, the film, presents the United Nations as a peaceful alternative to an armed revolution. But can this intergovernmental institution truly live up to such expectations?
Feminist bots vs rightwing trolls: Brazil’s gender justice movements cross new frontiers
Abortion has long been criminalized in Brazil, and barely figures into the mainstream leftist political agenda. It is an issue that many have all but given up on - but not the feminist movements.
Slamming corporate abuse of women’s rights
International Women’s Day, firmly rooted in the struggles of women, is the perfect occasion to recall that we will not be on the path of gender equality without a binding treaty. States must support and engage constructively in the negotiations if they truly wish to champion women’s rights.