Feminist analysis, commentary, and research
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52 articles
UN Women defines care as a public good and social infrastructure, connecting gender equality, climate crisis, public services, and care workers’ rights in one policy framework.
UN Women / 7 minsIn the United States, women's reproductive rights are rapidly being eroded. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, nearly 30 states have restricted abortion access. This war on bodily autonomy threatens not just America, but women's rights globally.
Mariam Khan / 8 minsWHO connects the concentration of women in paid and unpaid care with low wages and underinvestment, showing that the care crisis is a structural result of devaluing women’s work.
World Health Organization / 7 minsIn 2024, women in the US earn an average of only 85% of what men earn, with the gender pay gap reaching a historic low of 18% but progress remains painfully slow. Women with advanced degrees face an even larger pay gap, losing over $32,500 annually. This economic inequality is not just a personal loss but a manifestation of systemic discrimination.
Economic Policy Institute & Fawcett Society / 8 minsUN Secretary-General António Guterres issues stark warning at the 2024 Commission on the Status of Women: 'Patriarchy is far from vanquished; it is regaining ground.' From Afghanistan to America, from digital spaces to political stages, women's rights are under systematic attack and decades of progress are being reversed.
United Nations / 10 minsNew research reveals 44% of AI systems show gender bias, while women's underrepresentation in tech is making it worse. From ChatGPT to image generators, AI is reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes.
UN Women & UNESCO / 8 minsThis policy brief examines the strength, fragmentation, financing, and political space of women’s movements across Africa, emphasizing that durable equality depends on autonomous collective power.
UN Women Africa / 15 minsThis article starts from bodily experience to critique contemporary feminism's over-abstraction of 'gender,' exploring the inescapability of the female body, the predicament of gender theory, and the tension between women's freedom and self-exhaustion.
Ginevra Davis / 20 minsThe 4B movement (no marriage, no childbirth, no dating, no sex with men) is not merely a defensive retreat from extreme patriarchy, but a courageous 'political strike' aimed at paralyzing the mechanisms of patriarchal reproduction.
The Cut / 12 minsResearch from Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines maps how anti-feminist narratives circulate online, showing that digital misogyny is organized through culture, platform incentives, and political identity rather than isolated bad behavior.
UN Women Asia and the Pacific / 8 minsAn analysis of South Korea's complex gender landscape, where deep-seated structural inequality coexists with a powerful anti-feminist movement and political shifts that threaten existing protections for women.
Haeryun Kang / 7 minsAn in-depth analysis of the global impact of the #MeToo movement, exploring how it has empowered women to speak out, revealed deep-rooted social issues, and driven ongoing structural change.
Sandrine Lamotte / 8 mins