RT @SarahCactus1: "What is particularly troubling is the evidence that this genocide is in particular targeted at women, and focused on preventing births." The torture, forced sterilisation and sexual abuse of women @FiLiA_charity ...
RT @raychilled: "Wrong Side of History My Arse" notebooks about to be in stock. Orders placed this weekend will be sent first class on Monday. Proceeds support @FiLiA_charity https://t.co/o5maXC...
Thank You for Making a Difference in Kakuma — FiLiA
We have also been able to start work (thanks to another wonderful volunteer) on gathering the information to progress the women to refugee status, so that we can eventually get them to a safe country. https://t.co/Nwgu0k...
Should You Declare Your Pronouns? A Simple Guide — FiLiA
'By appeasing the gender identity activists and participating in the ritual of pronoun declaration, you are not being kind or inclusive, you are making a political statement that obscures the reality of female oppression.' https://t.co/ynStq1...
#165 Vaishnavi Sundar looks back on FiLiA 2021 Vaishnavi Sundar reminisces with Sally Jackson about her trip to #FiLiA2021 this year. https://t.co/4Zdr3a...
'The feeling that we got in Portsmouth when 80 lesbians filled the room and the walls buzzed with the energy of our togetherness.' https://t.co/9NAs2G...
Chile same-sex marriage: Law overwhelmingly approved by parliament
'Chile joins a handful of Latin American countries to recognise marriage between same-sex couples. Others include Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay, and 18 states in Mexico and Mexico City.' https://t.co/aB2Xpq...
'The alleged comments from Sgt Clarke include that there were “too many women in the office” and “Why do I have to work in an office full of lesbians?”.' https://t.co/k7gQDX...
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“My message to girls who can’t go to school is to listen to our programme carefully, to use this golden chance and opportunity,” she said. “They may not have it again.” https://t.co/BtPG7B...
Afghan women: Secret diaries of changing lives
'"I'm losing all my strength, my hands and feet start shaking. How will I make it home?" she thinks to herself. She cries as she passes cafes and restaurants where she regularly caught up with friends, drank coffee and listened to music.' ...
Women in prison ignored by feminist funders that find them less ‘marketable’, says NGO head
'At the Generation Equality Forum in June, more than $40bn (£30bn) was pledged to support efforts to tackle gender inequality. But, the WBW survey noted, “any attention to incarcerated women was notably absent”.' https://t.co/76wD49...
Review to be held into ‘impact, operation and effectiveness’ of abortion law
'The review will consist of a consultation among members of the public, stakeholders and advocacy groups working in the area, as well as a “detailed examination” on the experiences of service users.' https://t.co/wp4qXe...
Just published: Empowerment of Roma and Traveller women: a change under construction
'During the data gathering process...no document was found presenting in a structured and comprehensive way the opinion and the position of the Roma women on the issues. Roma girls and their views are not reflected even through personal testimonies.' ...
Protests as professor says women shouldn’t be recruited as doctors or lawyers
"Many young women at the university are worried their futures are in the hands of a tenured professor who believes they do not deserve to be there and occupy a seat that belongs to a man," https://t.co/PsiFQi...
Paltry numbers convicted of human trafficking despite 1,000 court cases in past decade
'Of the 1,000 offences of sexual exploitation or trafficking of people that have been before the courts, the majority of these offences relate to the sexual exploitation of children.' https://t.co/5GvU1t...
Myanmar coup: The women abused and tortured in detention
'Five women who were detained for protesting against a military coup in the country earlier this year say they were abused and tortured in the detention system after their arrests.' https://t.co/BCJMkf...
Senegal: To whom do women’s bodies belong?
'Famed Senegalese feminist and scholar, professor Fatou Sow, recently asked: “To whom do women’s bodies belong?” https://t.co/J0lMb9...