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
Backlash in feminism - Out of reverse gear Published: 17 June 2019 Background Violence against women, gender pay gap, homo hatred - the gender backlash is in full swing worldwide. That is why we need encouraging feminism. By Jana Prosinger
A feminist peace in Colombia? Published: 14 February 2019 Analysis The inclusion of a gender perspective in Colombia's peace agreement: past, present, and future. By Catalina Ruiz-Navarro
The Yogyakarta Alliance: A Postcolonial League Published: 17 December 2018 Report A serious and critical examination of the German colonial history needs a concept of inclusion for LSBTIQ in development cooperation. By Sarah Kohrt
Violence against women in Turkey: "Looking where others look away" Published: 2 November 2017 Interview Up to five women are murdered every day in Turkey. Photographer Emine Akbaba collected evidence videos and took photos of the sites of crime. As for herself, she says that she is no longer sure how to come to terms with everything she has seen. By Valerie-Siba Rousparast
“Proof that history can be changed” Published: 28 August 2017 Interview For decades, Russian civil rights activist, historian, and German scholar Irina Scherbakova has been working to shed light on the repressive policies of the former Soviet Union. This Monday, she was awarded the Goethe Medal. By Simone Brunner
Emily Nasrallah: The “peasant woman” who wrote about her land and won the heart of the world Published: 25 August 2017 Homage The Goethe Medal 2017 will be given to Lebanese writer Emily Nasrallah. In her texts for adults and children, she has found a poetic language to describe everyday life in the Lebanon drawn by the civil war. By Deema Keadbey
"It became my mission to locate women's voices" Published: 24 August 2017 Interview Urvashi Butalia is one of India’s foremost feminists. On the occasion of her receiving Germany’s Goethe Medal on August 28, 2017 in Weimar, we have talked to her about her work as a publisher, feminism, writing and politics in India. By Axel Harneit-Sievers
Food discrimination against women in Afghanistan Published: 7 August 2017 Afghanistan has been described as the world’s most dangerous country for women. Violence against women (VAW) takes many forms, and has complex and deep roots in the patriarchal culture of the Afghan society. One form of VAW is denying them access to food. By Weeda Mehran
Russian faux family values: Domestic violence decriminalized in Russia Published: 6 February 2017 Russia is known as a country with a high level of domestic violence. There is no official statistics available, while NGOs concerned with this issue face serious challenges. And now, the Russian legal system has de facto removed an essential protective barrier between assailant and his prey. By Dr. Irina Kosterina
