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Faced With Eviction, London’s Feminist Library Continues to Fight the Patriarchy
Since 1975, the Feminist Library has been a pillar of London’s cultural scene, preserving an accumulation of feminist literature from around the world. With over 7,000 books and 1,500 periodicals...
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Creative Complaining: The Guerilla Girls Revisit “It’s Even Worse in Europe”
The Guerrilla Girls know how to silence a room. Dressed head-to-toe in black, their faces concealed behind snarling masks, the impression is something between a gang of bank robbers and superheroes in...
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Nasty Women, Meet Gobby Women
Donald Trump’s labeling of Hillary Clinton as a “nasty woman” at the last presidential debate was disconcertingly familiar. Those acquainted with suffragette history may have pricked up their ears at...
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Anti-Abortion Ideology is On the Rise in Europe
As the right-wing parties are on the rise in Europe, one can see a certain turn towards more conservative politics in all spheres of life—including reproductive rights. To date, Europe has put forth...
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Russia Is Dangerously Close to Legalizing Domestic Violence
Last week, millions of lives were put at risk after Russia’s lower house of parliament voted to decriminalize some domestic violence charges. Poster by Denitza Tchacarova to raise awareness about DV in...
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Did 14,000 Women Die from Domestic Violence in Russia Last Year?
This post is part of a series produced in partnership between the Ms. Blog, the Fuller Project for International Reporting and PRI’s Across Women’s Lives. Violence against women is hardly a new story...
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Queer Women in Montenegro Tell Their Stories
Montenegro, like most of the northern Balkans, stayed out of news this past decade. The post-Yugoslav civil wars ended with 1990s—even though transition problems continued in the six newly formed...
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Turkish Women Rising
The following is an excerpt from the Spring 2017 issue of Ms. Grab a copy and subscribe here. Turkish women risk peril in demanding their rights. Protestors face police tear gas and water cannons,...
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Non Una di Meno: Exploring the Women’s Strikes in Italy
It’s a sunny morning in Milan on March 8. I’m standing with about 10,000 people outside the Fatebenefratelli hospital singing along to Lily Allen’s “Fuck you” with the crowd. The majority are students,...
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NEWSFLASH: Activists Expose Anti-Gay “Concentration Camps” in Chechnya
Last week, 100 gay men were targeted by police in Chechnya, a republic of Russia. Three were killed, sparking international outrage. This week, it has been reported that gay men have been placed in...
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