Blogs

When Achewach Berhanu, 38, joined the Peaceful Self-Help Group (SHG) in Sekota Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Life used to sit on one income and one pair of hands. she said, “Before, I had nothing, there was nothing I did at home.” The family relied on her husband Assefa’s modest government salary, and money never stretched far enough. Social norms pushed all cooking, cleaning, and childcare to her. She stayed inside with the four children; he stayed outside. Both felt the strain.

Lack of sense of safety of women is so common across the globe and accentuates in time of conflict.

For nearly four decades, FEMNET has stood at the heart of Africa’s feminist movement.

30 years after the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, what progress has been made?  In this interview, Fatemah Khafagy reflects on the feminist civic space in the Arab region and looks ahead toward a feminist future. 

30 after the landmark Beijing Conference on Women, feminists continue to wrestle with the promise and the pitfalls of multilateral spaces.

In a world consumed by crises - wars, authoritarian regimes, economic injustices, and transnational anti-rights movements, feminists continue to do what we have always done: resist, rebuild, and reimagine.

In this blog, ILGA World reflects on the evolution of feminist and queer movements.

The story of Nalafem is one of defiance, persistence, and imagination; a movement to reclaim space, power, and voice for young African women.

Domestic workers have long carried the weight of households, families, and societies on their shoulders, often in silence and invisibility. For decades, their labour was undervalued and their rights denied. 

For more than three decades, WiLDAF has stood at the forefront of feminist advocacy.