News & Views Four years after Taliban takeover, we must not forget Afghan women It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis.
World First women’s political party launched in Iraq ahead of parliamentary elections Women activists have launched Iraq’s first women’s political party ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections in November.
News & Views Women played key roles in Syria’s revolution. Now they’ve been pushed to the margins Failure to grapple with women’s rights in Syria risks plunging the nation further into extremist violence.
News & Views ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women in Afghanistan since 2021.
News & Views As South Koreans head to polls, women are not happy South Koreans will be heading to the polls to elect a new president. For the women of the country however, things are not looking good
World Stories from women in Saudi Arabia’s ‘jails’ contrast the nation’s illusion of progress Saudi Arabia paints itself as a “progressive” country, but reportedly fails to protect women and girls from gender-based violence.
News & Views Why Australia needs a united feminist front If we don’t organise the feminist movement, we risk wasting the best opportunity we’ve had in years, writes Chloe Watts.
News & Views We rally against gendered violence. Why are we silent about prisons? If we are serious about ending violence against women, we must demand an end to the prison system that disappears and brutalises them.
News & Views ‘It’s surreal’: Outrage as Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Status of Women This year’s UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York is being chaired by Saudi Arabia. How did this happen?
News & Views 1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought During the 50 years since International Women’s Year, we’ve made a lot of progress on gender equality but there is still much to fight for.
News & Views What Australia could learn from the Philippines about dignity in women’s prisons Australia’s treatment of incarcerated women lags behind Manila, where family connections and support for rehabilitation are prioritised.
News & Views ‘For women by women’: Queen Victoria Women’s Centre launches Conservation Appeal Fund on 30th anniversary Celebrating 30 years of supporting women, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) has launched a Conservation Appeal Fund.