RT @FiLiA_charity: "I was silenced - but that’s not going to stop me making bigger and better work and passing on skills to other women so they can tell their own story ." @rachelara #FiLiA2021 | 16th-17th October | Portsmouth https://t.co/X6dOC6...
"Words are not my thing - I build large complex sculptures without the assistance of men and for some reason they felt threatened by that and so I was silenced - but that’s not going to stop me making bigger and better work and passing on skills to ...
Get set for ‘radfem Glastonbury’
It’s no wonder that one woman attending the 2019 event said: “FiLiA galvanises women — it is without a doubt one of my lifelong conference experiences — and I have been to many.” Lynne Walsh for @M_Star_Online #FiLiA2021 #RegistrationOpen ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: “We keep playing the blame game. It’s time to stop the violence, recognise the harmful practices and prioritise girls and women." @NatashaNoreen @GirlsssRadical #FiLiA2021 | 16th-17th October | Portsmouth https://t.co/X6dOC6...
“A girl is murdered by her parent. The state blame the so called “foreigners”. The foreigner community blame the one single family for the murder. We keep playing the blame game while young girls and women suffering extreme level of violence on ...
RT @MerchedCymru: Some high quality placard action here! #WelshWomenWontWhee... #DimDiolch #CanThePlan #WomenWontWheest #NiFyddMenywodYnDdi... https://t.co/Xq0Rsk...
RT @SexMattersOrg: FILIA! @FiLiA_charity Look in your emails for our call for volunteers to help on the Sex Matters stand AND invitation to the Sex Matters pre-party! 😊 https://t.co/a4YnwA... https://t.co/AV5zS3...
Protestors clearly frightened of what Women have to say, as they are blowing whistles trying to drown us out .... Women WILL be heard!!!! #WomenWontWheesht #CanThePlan #DimDiolch https://t.co/NAL7sa...
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta Reading lesbian books affirms the way we live and love, and recognises the value of lesbian women’s perspectives with Claire Heuchan #LesbianOnly #LabrysLit | 26th September | 4:30pm BST Register: https://bi ...
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta Reading lesbian books affirms the way we live and love, and recognises the value of lesbian women’s perspectives with Claire Heuchan #LesbianOnly #LabrysLit | 26th September | 4:30pm BST Register: https://t. ...
Arson Attack Leaves Lesbians in Kakuma Refugee Camp with Nothing — FiLiA
- Agenda
'Young women’s experiences of violence, abuse and exploitation can drive them into the criminal justice system, but their experiences are too often overlooked by the agencies they may turn to for support.' https://t.co/hSq6m6...
RT @womensart1: Afghan women have started an online campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos with traditional clothes using the hastahgs #DoNotTouchMyClothe... , #AfghanistanCulture and #AfghanWomen . #WomensArt ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: “Behind closed doors women are gagged from speaking about the secret family justice system, providing an ideal environment for ultra-conservatives ideology to flourish." @NataliePage31 #FiLiA2021 | 16th-17th October | Portsmouth ...
“Behind closed doors women are gagged from speaking about the secret family justice system, providing an ideal environment for ultra-conservatives ideology to flourish." Natalie Page #FiLiA2021 | 16th-17th October | Portsmouth http://www.filia.or...
Looking forward to joining @MerchedCymru today on the #Senedd steps to demand that #Women are listened to. #NoThankyou #DimDiolch #SexNotGender ...
Looking forward to joining @MerchedCymru today on the #Senedd steps to demand that #Women are listened to. #NoThankyou #DimDiolch #SexNotGender https://t.co/lg2B6R...
We have additional security at #FiLiA2021 because of the threats that so easily seem to be thrown about by so-called progressives. As @LeedsSpinners say 'right side of history, my arse' #RosieDuffield #Solidarity https://t.co/c4XKO5...
Climate migration is a feminist issue
'#Climate-induced displacement is not gender [sic] neutral. #Women in all their diversities are disproportionately affected due to existing structural and systemic inequalities. Six out of 10 of the poorest people in the world are women.' ...
Many Prominent Afghan Female Leaders Have Fled or Are Now Hiding
'Here are some prominent #female politicians who have left #Afghanistan for fear of reprisals from the #Taliban or went into hiding:' https://t.co/DqBIuK...
Gender pay gap risks being de-prioritised by employers, says equalities watchdog
'Government figures show that so far just 5,000 employers out of around 12,500 that meet the reporting requirements have filed their figures for this year.' https://t.co/53Oq3G...
Migrant women ‘at risk’ in changes to Australian welfare access
“This bill ... will further deepen the economic insecurity experienced by some migrant women,” she said. “It will increase their dependency on partners and family, leaving them more vulnerable to controlling and violent relationships.” ...
Afghan women are protesting against Taliban diktat. One photo at a time
'They are posting photos of themselves wearing colourful traditional dresses on social media using hashtags like #DoNotTouchMyClothe... and #AfghanistanCulture... https://t.co/J2Ialj...
‘Every man was drinking’: how much do bans on alcohol help women in India?
'Like temperance reformers in 19th-century Europe or North America, their protest was against male #alcoholism they saw as ruining lives.' https://t.co/Dl0IQT...
‘Men and women cannot work together’: Taliban say Sharia law doesn't allow it
'#Afghan #women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling #Taliban said, a position which, if formally implemented, would effectively bar them from employment in government offices, banks, media companies and beyond.' ...
Child prostitution rampant in Zim slums - NewsDay Zimbabwe
'“Underage girls have put us out of business here because they are often preferred by almost every client who comes here because they look young and more attractive ... but also because these young girls charge very little for their services” ...
Lake Tahoe ski resort changes name to remove racist and misogynistic slur
'Derived from the Algonquin language, the word “squaw” is believed to have once meant “woman”, but it morphed into a misogynistic and racist term used to disparage Indigenous women.' https://t.co/Oc8ZLW...
Texas measures on abortion and voting are off putting for workers
'Some professionals in the tech industry say they’re worried about what the passage of the abortion law says about the direction Texas is headed in terms of other major social issues.' https://t.co/nADzbg...
A 9-year-old girl was raped and murdered in India. Her death is part of a bigger problem facing Dalit women
'A 2020 report by Equality Now found that sexual violence is used by dominant castes to oppress #Dalit #women and girls who are often denied justice because of a "prevalent culture of impunity, particularly when the perpetrators are from a dominant ...
'These include strengthening current “revenge pornography” laws ... making provisions to ensure consent for serious harm for the purpose of sexual gratification cannot lawfully be given in relation to addressing the use of “the rough sex defence”' ...
'They expressed fears that the Bill will force them to become complicit in surveillance and hand over personal data even if it conflicts with their professional duties.' #KillTheBill https://t.co/ddUB4C...