Violence Against Women Archives

“Tracking the Backlash”: Feminist Investigative Journalists Uncover Organized Opposition to Reproductive Rights

openDemocracy’s “Tracking the Backlash” uncovers the organized opposition to sexual and reproductive rights including from religious right, far-right and other ‘anti-gender’ movements—in lockstep with the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.

“Our 15 feminist investigative journalists produce ambitious, cross-border journalism and impactful storytelling that challenge sexism, homophobia and racism worldwide—and in the media,” said Tatev Hovhannisyan, editor Europe and Eurasia on openDemocracy’s “Tracking the Backlash” project.

How Digital Media is Threatening Women’s Rights and Democracy

Lucina Di Meco

As feminist activists take advantage of the U.N. Women 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence globally and as the U.S. Department of State Summit for Democracy launches in the United States, we must recognize that women who challenge the status quo and speak out against injustice and inequality are facing an increasing amount of online abuse.

Gendered disinformation and online abuse against women in politics are not only a problem for the women who are targeted, but undermine women’s rights and democracy at large.

”Paper Doll Lina”: A Story of Survival and Second Chances

Robyn Lucas

An excerpt from Paper Doll Lina by Robyn Lucas, a survivor of domestic violence. In it, she shares an honest and moving portrait of life as the victim of domestic abuse. The book is a story of survival and second chances.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland: The Difference an Indigenous Leader Makes

Carrie N. Baker

Interior Secretary Haaland is working to finally hold the U.S. government accountable not only for the derogatory place names plastered across the nation, but for its history of violence against Native American children, families and communities, as well as its failure to address the ongoing epidemic of violence against Native American women and girls.

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Keeping Score: VP Harris Becomes First Woman to Hold Presidential Power; Rep. Gosar Censured for Violence; 2021 Is Deadliest Year for Trans People

Sophie Dorf-Kamienny

This week: Scotland hosts the UN’s COP 26 climate summit; the House passed Biden’s Build Back Better plan; VP Kamala Harris becomes first woman to hold presidential power; IOC releases new inclusion and Olympic eligibility guidelines; and more.

Walking for Women: UN Women Makes Strides in Fight Against Gender-Based Violence

Sophia Michelen

Beginning November 25, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and running until December 10, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence will commence.

To promote awareness of the violence against women around the world, the organization UN Women is holding virtual events on empowerment.

Biden Signs Executive Order To Address ‘Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People’

Mariel Padilla, The 19th

Nearly 85 percent of Indigenous women said they had experienced violence and about half of Indigenous women have experienced sexual violence and physical violence by an intimate partner. The vast majority of Native American survivors also report being harmed by a non-Indigenous person.

High School Youth Create Social Media Space to Share Stories of Sexual Violence: “Like an Unearthing Moment”

Zenobia Pellissier Lloyd

When Sarah created the Piedmont Protectors Instagram account in July 2020, the Bay Area high school student wanted a platform for students to share their stories of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment in their community.

Though Piedmont High School only has 840 students, the account gained over 1,500 within the first week. After three days of being live, there were already over 90 posts anonymously reporting and documenting sexual assault, harassment and rape in the Piedmont Unified School District student community.

Women Climate Leaders Aren’t Satisfied With COP 26. You Shouldn’t Be Either

Leela de Paula

Women are at the forefront of local, national and global environmental movements as both the greatest victims and greatest fighters of climate change—yet men continue to make most of the decisions to combat the destruction that they themselves designed.

Multi-generational female environmental activists react to the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP 26, their thoughts on what needs to be done to combat environmental destruction, and their idea of real, sustainable global change.

Here and Queer in Rural America

Rachel M. Schmitz

Mainstream framings often equate being LGBTQ+ with being urban, but queer people have always existed in areas of the country considered “rural.” Now, the idealized American value of “rugged individualism” is actively being challenged by diverse queer rural Americans through vibrant community-building.

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