Gender Policy

Dossiers

Identity Politics: What unites us

Published: 2 December 2021

With this page we want to create a contribution to the introduction to the topic of identity politics. What does the term actually mean, What is currently being discussed and where we want to head as a society?

Articles

«We have to let young people make their own mistakes, or else we will lose them.»

Published: 14 December 2024

Interview

The Moroccan theater maker and actor Hosni el Mokhlis on the power of art, the ability to critique, and the necessity of creating spaces for debate.

By Rasmus Randig and Hosni el Mokhlis

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Publications

Böll.Thema 2/24: Democracy

Published: 20 January 2025

Worldwide, democracy is under pressure. In this edition of the magazine Böll.Thema we introduce people who inspire us with their commitment to democratic values. Because without dedication and action, there can be no democracy. And without democracy, everything is for naught.

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Stories of Feminist Mobilisation:

Published: 12 December 2022

Under the banner “For Feminist Mobilisation”, the Global Feminist Pitch 2022 wanted to give attention to feminist movements that do not get the deserved space in the public discourse. Twelve feminists from Brazil, Syria, Jamaica, Belarus, Venezuela, Kenya, Romania, the Philippines, Nigeria, Nepal, and Hungary had the opportunity write about the feminist mobilisation in their respective regions in a format of their choice. The result is “Stories of Feminist Mobilisation”.

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Childbirth: From human rights abuses to autonomous decision-making

Published: 25 August 2022

Factsheet

Giving birth under conditions of violence, discrimination or stress is a reality for many women giving birth. Economic and social resources often determine access to a safe and friendly birth environment.

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Reproductive Technologies: From emancipatory potential to selection and exploitation

Published: 2 May 2022

Factsheet

Reproductive technologies encompass a wide range of medical treatments and surgical procedures that enable people to have children without the necessity for heterosexual intercourse. The number of treatment cycles has been steadily increasing since the 1990s.

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Abortion: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

Published: 7 March 2022

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

Published: 7 March 2022

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

Published: 3 March 2022

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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Abortion worldwide: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

Published: 23 June 2021

Factsheet

About half the people in the world have the capacity to become pregnant. Yet there is still no contraceptive that is 100 percent effective. This means half of all people are potentially at risk of getting pregnant unintentionally.

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Gender Policy

Dossiers

Identity Politics: What unites us

Articles

«Afghanistan still needs help from Europe.»

Giving right-wingers an earful

«We really need to think more creatively about politics»

«We neither asked, nor did we listen well enough or look closely enough.»

The dual nature of protests

The Backbone of Stable Democracies

A balancing act for Belarus

«We have to let young people make their own mistakes, or else we will lose them.»

Publications

Böll.Thema 2/24: Democracy

Stories of Feminist Mobilisation:

Childbirth: From human rights abuses to autonomous decision-making

Reproductive Technologies: From emancipatory potential to selection and exploitation

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

Abortion worldwide: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

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