Women's Rights
Today we strike in solidarity with women everywhere, to highlight the systemically underpaid and undervalued work we do
If we continue to use 'women's movements' to erase those who don’t fit gender or sex binaries, we’re undermining their power to do real damage to the patriarchy. And isn't that the point?
In June 2018, Saudi Arabia announced that the ban on women drivers would be lifted. It was hailed as a major step forward in human rights for the country. But after the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the news that many women activists are being detained in prison, questions are still being asked about human rights abuses in the kingdom.
The we-must-unite-under-one-feminism outlook smacks of wilful ignorance – without new ways of thinking, the movement will remain exclusive
The women leading the fight against patriarchy and the persecution and violence that comes with it continue to come under attack at an alarming rate
The UK's “outdated" abortion laws and cuts to legal aid are in the spotlight.
For those who say women should be grateful for the progress made thus far – I say that is nonsense. This is not about waiting our turn. It is about our rights as citizens of this country and as human beings.
Women are still discouraged from standing for elected office, and black female MPs like me face the double assault of misogynoir
Around 250 girls born today will experience abuse from an intimate partner. This should be unacceptable.
On International Safe Abortion Day, we need reminding eliminating unsafe abortion remains an urgent public health problem