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International Women’s Day: The diverse meanings of “work from home” for women in Asia

Increase in domestic violence, lay-offs, care responsibilities, restrictions on domestic and international movement, economic insecurities, psychological burdens - these are just a few of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia in the last two years. The gendered nature of COVID-19 impacts is obvious and has sparked large feminist responses in the region.

Abortion: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

Factsheet

Abortion is one of the most common gynecological procedures. Legal regulations have a major impact on whether access to this essential healthcare service is safe, legal and free of charge.

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Population policy: Between self-determined family planning and selective birth control

Factsheet

Almost 8 billion people will live on earth in 2021. While in the Global North people are encouraged to have children, in the Global South programmes of so-called development aid tend to aim at reducing the birth rate.

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Contraception: Between self-determined family planning and forced contraception

Factsheet

Contraception is a powerful tool of self-determination and population control. But access to contraception varies around the world and is influenced by economic, social, and cultural factors.

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International Women’s Day: The diverse meanings of “work from home” for women in Asia

Abortion: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

Population policy: Between self-determined family planning and selective birth control

Contraception: Between self-determined family planning and forced contraception