Feminism

Europe News

Why French women are striking for equality within the Catholic Church

To highlight the importance of women's role in the Church, a Catholic feminist organisation is calling on women to go on strike during the 40 days of Lent.

10/04/2025

Culture news

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 announces shortlist

Musical memoirs, medical histories, and foreign office insights populate the second annual shortlist of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction.

26/03/2025

Art

Tracey Emin's Sex and Solitude: A must-see exhibition in Florence

Running until 20 July 2025, the mesmerising show spans more than 60 of Emin's works, from neon confessions to visceral paintings and haunting bronzes.

24/03/2025

Culture news

World Poetry Day: After #MeToo, feminist poetry is flourishing

Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and found space to express themselves. For World Poetry Day, we take a look at this moment of poetic liberation.

21/03/2025

Culture news

American playwright ak payne wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

American playwright ak payne has won this year’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, an international prize that recognises women+ writing theatre in English.

11/03/2025

World News

People march in cities around the world on International Women's Day

People around the world joined forces to march against patriarchal societies, the gender gap and violence against women in rallies in cities across the world.

08/03/2025

Culture news

Finalists named for longest-running women+'s playwrighting prize

Nine finalists have been announced for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the most prestigious English-language theatre prize for women and non-binary writers.

05/02/2025

No Comment

Protests in Argentina over President Milei's anti-'wokeism' speech

Protesters in Argentina denounced President Javier Milei's controversial remarks against feminism and LGBTQ+ rights.

03/02/2025

Italy

Pope Francis appoints first woman prefect in Vatican

The move marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in the church, while standing firm on not allowing them to be ordained as priests.

06/01/2025

Europe News

Thousands march across Europe protesting violence against women

Violence against women and girls remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.

23/11/2024

Culture news

French activist Shanley Clemot McLaren on fighting cybersexism

Shanley Clemot McLaren received an award for her fight against cybersexism at the Young Activists Summit - held at the UN on 19 November - alongside four other activists aged under 30 years old.

20/11/2024

Lifestyle

Backlash against women shaving their heads to protest Donald Trump

Women are shaving their heads on TikTok to protest Donald Trump's reelection, as part of the 4B movement. In reaction, cancer survivors and alopecia victims have been condemning this trend, while Trump supporters have been mocking it.

18/11/2024

Lifestyle

The rise and fall of the Tupperware brand

With the latest news of Tupperware Brands filing for bankruptcy, we look back at how the container company pioneered practical design and a new marketing model.

19/09/2024

Europe News

A male-dominated Commission would be 'inconsistent' for Parliament

MEP Lina Gálvez (Spain/Socialists and Democrats), the new chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), addressed the main challenges and priorities for the next two and a half years of legislative work.

23/08/2024

Culture news

'My Brilliant Friend': Why it is the best book of the 21st century

The Neapolitan novel "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante has topped several best-seller lists, even being described as the 'greatest' book of the 21st century. While the secrets of its success seem clear but the author's identity remains shrouded in mystery...

30/07/2024

Culture news

Katy Perry’s ‘Woman’s World’: Anatomy of a faux-feminist failure

Katy Perry’s long-awaited return to music is here, four years after her last album 'Smile'. And some of us wish she’d not quit her day job on American Idol. Here's why.

15/07/2024

Art

Tasmanian museum hangs Picassos in women's toilet

A museum in Tasmania found an innovative workaround when it was told it couldn’t restrict access to its women-only ‘Ladies Lounge’ – hanging artwork in a female toilet cubicle.

24/06/2024

Mexico

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president

The governing party candidate campaigned on continuing the political course set over the last six years by her political mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

03/06/2024

Ocean Calls

Meet the people working in Europe's small-scale fisheries

In this episode of Ocean Calls, we hear from the people behind the fish on your plate. They are often overlooked, but play a crucial role in Europe's fishing industry.

30/05/2024

Art

Who is 'The Infinite Woman' in Alona Pardo's show at Villa Carmignac

'The Infinite Woman' is an exhibition on the French Mediterranean island of Porquerolles that could change your life, or at least make you think differently about yours. That's what curator Alona Pardo hopes will happen, and she just might be right.

21/05/2024