Gender/equality

9 June 2023 Gender/equality

Joris Rouillon 9 min

The European Commission proposed a new directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. The proposal aims to strengthen the protection of victims of gender-based violence in the EU and to ensure that the standards of the Istanbul Convention are implemented in all Member States.

16 March 2023 Gender/equality

Noémie Berthier 6 min

Abortion is a human right allowing women to interrupt any unwanted pregnancy. Over time, several women fought to acquire this right, and many are still fighting today. In Europe, while many countries did legalise it, many obstacles remain on the women’s path, some backlashes have been witnessed in the last decades. This article  will review the current situation in Poland, Hungary, Italy, and Germany.

12 January 2023 Environment Gender/equality

Martina Rubino 7 min

When dealing with the COP27, the word “green” is often mentioned: green policies, greenwashing, European Green Deal, the Green Zone… One colour that seems to be missing, however, is pink. In a somewhat consciously stereotypical way, we are talking about gender representation. It is necessary to understand how effectively gendered policies designed to fight climate change have been implemented.

10 February 2022 Gender/equality

Caterina Mosca 5 min

The clash for LGBTQI rights in Poland The beginning of this story dates of  February 2019, when the mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski (at the time affiliated to “Civic Platform”, […]

1 February 2022 Gender/equality

Elisa Gutowski 4 min

Un lien entre la mobilisation environnementale et la lutte pour les droits des femmes existe-t-il ? A la croisée des enjeux féministes et écologiques, l’écoféminisme a su s’imposer ces dernières […]

9 June 2020 COVID-19 Gender/equality

Frederic Goeldner 5 min

The “essential workers”, the real “heroes” of the Corona Crisis, have been applauded around the world. Over two thirds of the health care work force in OECD countries are female. […]