women rights

Women in Tunisia: A democratic façade or a civil society’s struggle?0
- Human Rights and Migration, International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 05/12/2016
In the last couple of years, women’s rights have improved in the Middle East and North African Region, especially in terms of freedom and participation. After the Arab Spring, the representation of women in Parliamentary Assemblies has increased in almost all countries of the region. In Tunisia, women have played a major role in the uprisings to stand for their rights, and then voted en masse in the elections of 2011 and 2014. However, the efforts put in the revolts only led to political promises, rather than reality.
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The gender in Brexit 0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 29/11/2016
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU, women will lose from the deal. But it is not too late yet to turn crisis into opportunity.
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Politheor’s Special Report: The Gender Agenda 5
- Human Rights and Migration, Special Report
- 25/11/2016
Why do we need a gender agenda?
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There is something –missing– about Brazil: Women, social protest and massive sports events 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 30/06/2016
Brazil is used to dealing with two issues lately: massive sport events and extensive social protests that challenge them. Yet the recent brutal gang rape provoked a discourse that had always been downplayed, forgotten – or neglected. When massive sport events make the sex industry flourish, how do we address and tackle the underlying stigmatization of women in Brazil? Authors: Irene Zugasti & Simon Marijsse
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Achieving the necessary 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 15/07/2015
In our culture, partly due to deeply ingrained gender stereotypes, it is still somewhat difficult to associate “power” roles with women. These stereotypes extend beyond image to performance, convincing us that men are more capable than women.
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