The Future is now! On the relevance of the Beijing Platform for Action today Published: 11 March 2020 Comment Equal power for women, a life with less violence and more justice are the goals that were set 25 years ago at the 4th World Conference on Women and in the Beijing Platform for Action. So far, gender equality has never been achieved. By Barbara Unmüßig
Beijing+20 - Challenges and achievements of women in Brazil Published: 3 June 2015 Beijing+20 - Desafios e conquistas das mulheres no Brasil - Fundação Heinrich Böll Brasil This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Watch on YouTube The Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Brazil asked four female Experts from different generations to reflect the progress of women’s rights in Brazil since 1995.
Climate change: the empowerment of women seen as an added value Published: 22 May 2015 Rural women increasingly come to be seen as vital agents in response to climate change. Disproportionately affected by it's impacts, these women also have a critical role in combating the weather changes, analyses Camila Moreno. By Camila Moreno
Reproductive rights in Brazil from Beijing to present day: are we going forward or backward? Published: 21 May 2015 In Brazil, despite symbolic political actions, commitment still has not moved beyond words concerning women's reporductive rights. HBS interviews Guacira de Oliveira, from CFEMEA – Feminist Center for Studies and Counseling, a Brazilian feminist organization By Naiara Azevedo
Young black women occupy spaces and change Brazilian reality Published: 21 May 2015 In Brazil, women of color face double discrimination because of their gender and skin color. Most often, they live in favelas - the slums of the poor at the cities' outskirts. Manoela Vianna reports about three women who fight for a change By Manoela Vianna
Brazil: women’s participation in elections Published: 21 May 2015 Do Brazil's women have an equal share in politics? Despite the 2014 election of a woman prime minister - Dilma Roussef - Brazil is far from gender equality. An analysis by Marilene de Paula. By Marilene de Paula
The girl dances...and spins and twirls... Published: 13 May 2015 The “Women Who Get Around Group” show how to denounce sexism with humor and satire. By Anna-Lena Weigel