Law & Politics
Ru Raynor shares her journey into environmental activism, issuing a call to arms that challenges consumerism and capitalism.
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A short story by Rebecca Vedavathy
Rebecca Vedavathy writes a haunting short story about a woman who is put in a complex situation, and the transformation she undergoes.
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A research team in Australia has been uncovering the hidden histories of pioneer women lawyers, and have mounted an online exhibition.
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Lucy Flannery writes of one of the bravest, strongest and toughest women of the twelfth century – the Empress Matilda, Lady of the English.
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Nation of brothers with late arriving sisters
Did you know women in Switzerland were only granted the vote in 1971? Before that, women’s suffrage was considered a dangerous idea, as Stefanie Kurt explains.
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer
In the lead up to the Day of the Imprisoned Writer on Nov 15, Lucy Popescu highlights the case of imprisoned Turkish journalist Aslı Erdoğan.
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Dangerous women at the peace table
Laura Wise shows how women who negotiate peace deals are dangerous–not to the resolution of conflict but to the gendered history of war and diplomacy.
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Ildiko Nova gives an artistic response to the project question, focusing on the perception of Roma women in Europe and beyond.
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Semiotic power of Her story
Ana Pavlić looks at the writing and activism of Marija Jurić Zagorka, who worked against the politics of her time to expose and improve the status of women.
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