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Our world is in crisis. There are more intersecting crises in the world today than we have ever witnessed. The rise of authoritarian, extremist, and fundamentalist governments has increased, and political emergencies, militarism, conflicts and civil wars amplified. Significant climate crises and disasters have multiplied while climate change deniers’ privilege corporate profit … [Read more...] about Call for Action: Invest in A Feminist, Collective Approach to Build a World Beyond Crisis

The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan as the ruling power. This is a critical crisis for women, girls, and marginalized communities across Afghanistan. This is what we are hearing from our advisors in the region: health clinics and refugee facilities are overwhelmed; some universities are now closed to women; women are being removed from their work posts; schools are being … [Read more...] about Feminist Response to Crises in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Lebanon

At the Paris forum, UN Women said governments and public sector institutions made $21 billion in commitments to gender equality programs, the private sector made $13 billion, philanthropies $4.5 billion, and organizations $1.3 billion. … [Read more...] about UN Women hopes $40 billion will accelerate gender equality

The move is meant to make the Golden Calf awards - named after the small golden statues presented to winners - more inclusive, organizers said on Thursday. … [Read more...] about ‘Best Actor’: Dutch film awards go gender-neutral

A draft, which we haven’t had since the Vietnam War, isn’t supposed to be a mechanism for making people feel good about themselves or a tool of so-called social justice. Its purpose is to funnel manpower into the military as expeditiously as possible during a national crisis. … [Read more...] about Drafting women for war is bad for the US armed forces and bad for women