Gender violence study in Brazilian garment factories provides a ‘wake-up call to action’
The vast majority of Brazilian textile and shoe factory workers who took part in a recent study say they have experienced some form of violence […]
Violence against women
Feminist agroecology is taking on the agribusiness model in Argentina
Argentina, where around 60 per cent of the arable land is planted with genetically-modified soya, has become one of the countries where the agribusiness model […]
SAPS is failing survivors of domestic violence – report
A report from the Western Cape Department of Community Safety paints a bleak picture of how the police in the province are dealing with domestic violence.
New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected
In many countries with a high HIV prevalence, at least 95% of children born to mothers living with HIV remain HIV-uninfected. This is due to […]
Rape Crisis report finds fault at Khayelitsha Court
A monitoring report by Rape Crisis’ Rape Survivors Justice Campaign reveals that facilities at the Sexual Offences Court at Khayelitsha Court are not sensitive to […]
Patriarchy’s counteroffensive: meet the international anti-feminism lobby
In August 2018, Argentina’s Senate rejected a bill to decriminalise abortion. Two months earlier, amid a historic gathering of the feminist movement on the streets, […]
America’s right is lobbying against South Africa’s sex education syllabus
Conservative “pro-family” advocacy groups with US ties are targeting increasingly inclusive sex education lesson plans being developed by the South African education department as part of the […]
Gender-based violence in Khayelitsha becoming more violent
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence seems way too little concern about the war on women.
In Mexico, domestic workers are defending their labour and human rights
A 2013 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that there were at least 52 million domestic workers in the world, the majority of them women. […]
Too hungry to go to class: South Africa’s university students need better support
The South African university student population has changed over the past 20 years to reflect wider society more closely than before. It’s no surprise therefore […]
Are indigenous textile makers fashion’s latest victims?
The Oma people, a small indigenous community in Laos, are the antithesis of the speed of today’s fashion industry. The streets of their small villages […]
Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions
The fact that farmworkers work the land under working and living conditions that have not changed since the Western Cape strike of 2012 should be […]
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