Women in Peru face high levels of gender-based violence and structural barriers to accessing abortion and contraception, reports Ben Radford.
Feminism
A national day of action to demand an end to violence against women and femicide was organised by Australian Femicide Watch and the Red Heart Campaign. Isaac Nellist reports.
Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women’s Day and the start of Ramadan with solidarity rallies across the country, calling for justice and peace for Palestinian women and the territories occupied illegally by Israel, reports APR.
Many thousands took to the streets across Latin America as part of International Women’s Day, amid a concerning rise in gender-based violence and government attacks on women’s rights, reports Ben Radford.
About 40 people formed a chain at Sydney Town Hall in solidarity with the women in Palestine on the eve of International Women’s Day. Jepke Goudsmit reports.
While young people are generally more progressive, the far right is pushing misogyny to draw young men into their movement. Isaac Nellist reports.
Join rallies across the country on March 15 to say ‘Stop killing women’ and demand an end to violence against women, domestic abuse and misogyny.
NSW Greens MLC Amanda Cohn has introduced a bill to significantly expand access to abortion services to regional and remote communities, but is facing opposition from anti-abortion activists whose claims do not stack up. Pip Hinman reports.
Mariota Spens reviews Wicked, a technicolour fairytale and allegory for United States politics, which shows us the mechanics of patriarchal capitalism.
Thousands protested across Peru against rising violence against women, police culpability and government inaction, reports Ben Radford. The marches were organised as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is marked on November 25.
A rally of 500 people answered the election of the new Liberal National Party (LNP) government in Queensland on November 1. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Thousands rallied across Peru for International Safe Abortion Day on September 28, demanding the right to safe, accessible abortions. Hundreds marched through the capital, Lima, under the banner of “The Right to Decide”, reports Ben Radford.
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