Motherhood and Feminism in Giorgia Meloni's Italy
In Meloni’s Italy, to be a woman is to be a mother, and the duty of motherhood is ensuring the continuation of a Christian, Italian nationhood through future generations. Immigrant or LGBTQ+ families are not part of this political imagination. They are instead treated as ideological threats to this unified identity.
Read MoreIn Conversation with Hannah Smith: Erdoğan the ‘Original Modern-Populist’
Elections are just the tip of the iceberg, underneath all that there’s so much that you need, you need a healthy civil society, you need people who are educated enough to make the right decisions, you need a political culture which isn’t just about worshiping the strongest guy.
Read MoreThe Grammy Awards & Female Artists Impact on 'Girlhood'
Whereas in the past, a female singer would be controlled by a team of male executives and producers, [but now] global popstars are actively managing their own production lines. This is an important shift, as it not only allows them greater artistic freedom, but signifies to fans how women in power positions are not a myth.
Read MoreFemale Genital Cutting in Kenya: How do you end a cultural practice?
Around the world, Female Genital Cutting remains a deeply entrenched tradition marking the transition to womanhood for young girls. Yet this practice inflicts severe physical and psychological harm and has rightfully been recognised as a violation of human rights.
Read MoreOpEd: Perceptions of Period
"If I was on my period, I couldn’t outwardly say. I had to dance around the fact... Why? Because it was SHAMEFUL. It was a woman’s problem, not a man’s..."
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