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The fallout of Roe v Wade being overturned in the US is being felt worldwide. But what does this mean for women globally and is there hope for the future?
We take a look at influential moments and figures that helped shape the annual LGBTQIA+ celebration of Pride Month.
There are no countries where men and women spend the same amount of time on unpaid care work. We must call into question existing measures such as GDP as well as patriarchal structures and relations of power.
With a fellow student, Philipp Schütz, I organised a career-related event series: ‘Putting Theory into Practice: Imagining our Future in Cultural Work’. Here’s what I learnt.
Geography and jurisdictional ambiguity play a massive role in the maintenance of ‘Fortress’ Europe – to the detriment of many like Jeancy Kimbenga.
Ethnically Vietnamese people living in Cambodia find themselves in a cumbersome and unequal web of contradictions.
With striking similarities to how Japanese Americans were treated in WWII, how will future generations view contemporary perceptions of citizenship in the US and UK?
Pushbacks are illegal, yet at the North Macedonia – Greek border they’re becoming common, with many experiences going unreported.
In August 1947, a new border was drawn to create an independent India and Pakistan, however, like all borders, it’s a dynamic and ongoing social process.
