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Published in: oDRUkraine's surrogate mothers struggle under quarantine
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that Ukraine's international surrogacy industry desperately needs to change.
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionUruguay’s ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women is out of control
The ‘Switzerland of Latin America’ is proud of its COVID-19 response. But almost 80% of women have experienced...
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Published in: HomeDemocracyWatch: African sex workers hit hard by lockdown laws
All around the world, the most marginalised groups have been hit hardest by lockdown laws and their enforcement.
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Published in: 50.50Sex workers abandoned as COVID crackdowns undo Africa’s HIV efforts
Controlling COVID-19 is worsening Africa’s HIV epidemic and destroying HIV services, with sex workers facing...
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Published in: 50.50Now, I have to take whatever clients offer for sex
I’m a sex worker in South Africa. Sex usually costs 70 Rand (about $5), but now I have to accept almost half that,...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersIn Canada, non-status women are being left behind
Non-status women remain largely invisible in the COVID-19 public health response and emergency support programs.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Women in power: countries with female leaders suffer six times fewer Covid deaths and will recover sooner from recession
They did not underestimate the risks, focused on preventative measures and prioritized long-term social wellbeing...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionCaring about social care
“I lived in Leicester and if you are a woman and you want a job there, the only jobs available are in care work. ”
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Published in: 50.50Detained in Jordan for disobeying men, girls use art to tell their stories
Long before COVID-19, these girls were detained under a controversial ‘male guardianship’ system. Here are some of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionGovernments must ensure non-discrimination in pandemic responses
There is growing evidence that states’ responses to the COVID 19 pandemic are having discriminatory impacts. In...
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Published in: 50.50Meet the Uzbek activists using apps to connect gay men to HIV testing and care
The Uzbek government’s liberal reforms leave out its gay community, so activists are finding creative ways to offer...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy banning anti-LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ isn’t enough
From Canada to France, lawmakers want to stop attempts to ‘cure’ LGBT people. But they must also offer meaningful...
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Published in: 50.50‘You have to be alone’: Romanian women recount traumatic COVID pregnancies
In Romania, government guidelines contravene advice from the World Health Organisation – with women outside the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLibya’s forgotten half: between conflict and pandemic, women pay the higher price
Now more than ever, the country needs everyone’s contribution to survive the upcoming changes.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChallenges of COVID-19 in Latin America, the most unequal region in the world
Latin America deserves a new opportunity to recover through a human rights-based approach that includes marginalised...
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Published in: 50.50The pandemic dispersed Delhi’s mass protests but their legacy lives on in art
We joined a historic peaceful protest led by Muslim women. Art was our voice and our mural is a tribute to their...
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Published in: 50.50A homebirth seemed like the only option
I have just given birth to my second child – but at home instead of in hospital. There wasn’t a hair on my head that...
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Published in: 50.50Black Brazilian women take bold action against gender-based violence
As President Bolsonaro’s far-right government decimates state support, activists are stepping in to combat abuse...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionKeir Starmer is Labour's Iain Duncan Smith
Quiet men in their party's comfort zone on Europe don't have a habit of winning.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?COVID-19 and Europe's sexual and reproductive health rights
Many measures were already needed before the pandemic, but acquire an even greater importance now that the COVID-19...