The Menstruation Taboo and its Impact on Gender Equality

Devisha Vythelingum Image credits: Tim Marshall-114623-unsplash apparently it is ungraceful of me to mention my period in public cause the actual biology of my body is too real   it is okay to sell what’s between a woman’s legs more than it is okay to mention its inner workings   the recreational use of this…

Rise and Repeal: The dawn of real reproductive rights reform in Ireland

On September 24th, despite bus strikes and heavy rain, an estimated 25,000 people gathered in Dublin for the ‘Rise and Repeal’ march, organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign. It was the biggest ever pro-choice march in Dublin and there were solidarity demonstrations in 25 cities around the world — from New York City to Kathmandu….

Young Women for Change: the fight for Women’s rights in Afghanistan

 Afghanistan has been a nation plunged in political turmoil for more than three decades, with tensions taking a deep turn and greatly escalating in the year 2001 when the now historically infamous ‘war on terror’ was launched by the USA and its Western allies. More than ten years on, the social consequences of the bloodshed…