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Women & Gender · May, 2019

Stories about Women & Gender from May, 2019

‘I don't want to be hacked to death!': Kenyans speak out against a spike in murders of women

In the past five months, at least 60 women were murdered

Written by Susie Berya

28 May 2019

Meeting a male carpet weaver from Armenia

The single father-of-two says his former neighbour was his inspiration

Written by Chaikhana.media

26 May 2019

This ‘cholita’ drag challenges gender and folklore stereotypes from the Argentine periphery

With Bartolina Xixa, Maximiliano Mamaní challenges exclusion in drag culture

Written by Romina Navarro Translated by Daniela Cristain

25 May 2019

Can’t wait to be married: hundreds of same-sex couples celebrate their weddings in Taiwan

May 24 opens the gates to marriage equality for same-sex couples in Taiwan. Hundreds of couples got married on the island, celebrating social recognition and the end of discrimination.

Written by Filip Noubel

24 May 2019

Afghanistan's Mina Mangal: ‘A strong, self-made woman’ gunned down in broad daylight

The murder dealt another blow to women and media workers.

Written by Khojasta Sameyee

21 May 2019

The beauty of Afro-Peruvian women through Ayleen Díaz's illustrations

A Peruvian illustrator on self-love and the celebration of difference.

Written by Afroféminas Translated by Daniela Cristain

20 May 2019

In Hong Kong, the sexual connotation of Ikea's new tofu ice cream ad creates controversy

“Eating someone’s tofu” means verbal or physical sexual harassment

Written by Oiwan Lam

17 May 2019

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina: ‘Even in Russia, social media is still an effective method for uniting people’

“I do not separate feminism from politics”

Written by Vishal Yashoda Manve

13 May 2019

How the word ‘gender’ became a slur in Bulgaria

Homophobia and transphobia are widespread in Bulgaria, whose government has recently cozied up to the extreme right.

Written by Filip Stojanovski

10 May 2019

Is Stella Nyanzi ‘weaponizing the vagina'? Ugandan feminist goes to court in free speech case

"Her offence was only that she said what everyone else sees."

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

9 May 2019

The Sri Lanka Niqab ban and the politics of distraction

How did face-veiling Muslim women become the most identifiable sign of radicalism?

Written by GroundViews

3 May 2019

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