Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Consequences of the cyclone

Malawi is on the frontline of the climate crisis. One year after cyclone Freddy, the devastation is still catastrophic, depriving especially girls and women of their future.

Health

Malawi is encouraging women to screen for cervical cancer

Due to religious belief and culture, many women in Malawi do not want to go to hospital and be screened for cervical cancer

Digital technology

“What really matters is unsupervised access”

How to use digital technology in ways that promote gender justice

2030 Agenda

Sustainable Development Goals "almost unachievable"

At the midway point to achieving the SDGs, the number of starving and extremely poor people is rising once again, civil-society organisations lament

Feminist development theory

Feminist development policy for inclusive societies

Feminist Development Policy in Germany offers the opportunity to look at rights, resources and representation from a social contract perspective

Film

“The Woman King”: Emancipation and bloodshed

In this entertaining action drama, African women warriors fight for self-determination. The film is not necessarily historically accurate, but inspiring nonetheless

Rule of law

The large number of femicides marks Mexico’s reputation

So far, reforms do not adequately protect women from violence

Social change

Mexico is slowly inching towards gender justice

In spite of widespread machismo, there is some progress on women’s rights

Gender justice

Eight decades of gender relations in South India

Krupa Ge’s debut novel “What we know about her” explores women’s fates in Tamil Nadu from the 1940s to late 2019

Demographics

Family planning is a woman’s right

Smart family-planning policies support women’s rights and empower young people

Gender-based violence

How Malawi is protecting disabled persons from sexual abuse

The Malawian government is investing in community awareness programmes targeting traditional leaders and families with disabled members

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.