Abortion rights in the United States: The end of Roe v. Wade Published: 5 May 2022 Interview On Monday night, a surprise draft ruling by conservative Justice Samuel Alito was released in the U.S. indicating that a majority on the Supreme Court wants to reverse the legalization of abortions. Ella Müller, director of the Democracy Program at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC, puts this impending caesura and the political developments behind it in context. By Ella Müller and Carl Roberts
Where are the Ukrainian women? Respecting female voices now and in post-war times Published: 4 April 2022 Commentary The Russian invasion of Ukraine tragically continues with brutal shelling of civilian targets, escalating into a humanitarian catastrophe. At the forefront of all this is the masculinity of war which caused these horrors in the first place, and which allows for ignoring the voices of Ukrainian women at all levels. By Míla O'Sullivan
"Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability" Published: 14 March 2022 Analysis In March 2020, the OECD Global Forum on Environment focused on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability". This summary report on the OECD-Forum highlights selected environment-related sectors and policies, and how they should be discussed from a gender-responsive perspective. By Birte Rodenberg
Four reasons why Poland’s war on abortion should scare you Published: 8 February 2021 Commentary This is not just ‘Poland being Poland’. These actions are illegal, inhumane and could spread across Europe – and this is just the beginning. By Neil Datta
“A declaration of war”. Poland introduces almost complete abortion ban Published: 26 October 2020 Commentary “The hell of women is in full swing” is is one of the most pertinent comments on the decision of the governmentally controlled Polish Constitutional Court to further restrict the anyway very limited public access of women to abortions in Poland. Although the measure had been part of the public discourse for years, the timing for its implementation comes partly as a surprise. What does this tell us about the further prospects for the rule of the Law and Justice party? By Gert Röhrborn
The invisible coronavirus makes systemic gender inequalities and injustices visible Published: 30 April 2020 Article COVID-19 uniquely affects women. Here are many of the ways it does. By Liane Schalatek
Covid-19: What will be the impact on gender inequality in Senegal? Published: 27 April 2020 Commentary On 2 March 2020, Senegal reported its first case of coronavirus. This new form of COVID-19 has spread around the globe, with the declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March. The public health crisis is wreaking havoc upon all social and economic aspects of people’s lives in every corner of the world, including a notable impact on gender inequality.
How does the Covid-19 pandemic affect LGBTI+ community in Turkey? Published: 17 April 2020 Covid-19 in Turkey and the implications for LGBTI+ people who are among the most vulnerable groups in the country and who had already been struggling with challenges in accessing rights and facing systematic rights violations, including those related to the right to life. In addition to inequalities in enjoying the right to health and the right to employment, as well as soaring reports of domestic violence under isolation, the LGBTI+ community has been targeted by a recent wave of hate-motivated campaigns. By Yıldız Tar
The Pandemic, Coronavirus, and Quarantine: Women at Risk Published: 25 March 2020 Analytics The consequences of COVID-19 for society are yet to be studied. However, we can already predict the impact of the pandemic on the situation of women in Ukraine. By Olena Strelnik
Embodying an image of history Published: 26 November 2018 Interview As part of the herstoric celebrations of the centenary of Polish independence aiming primarily to restore the remembrance of native suffragettes who fought in the Polish independence movement at the turn of the 20th century for the establishment of full legal and social equality between men and women, hundreds of cultural, educational and political events are currently taking place across the country. One of them is HERSTORIADA, a series of Congress Meetings with Herstory in the form of a touring herstoric academy by the Women's Congress. By Gert Röhrborn
