Regional Articles Archives for August 2011

Young Women Confront Fundamentalisms in Zambia

What does it mean to be a feminist within a culture or religion that may be at odds with women’s freedoms? How has NGOization sculpted the way we think of feminist work? What does it mean to be a “good, young Zambian woman”? How can young women mobilize as feminists for positive change? 

Topic:
Empowerment, Sex & sexuality, Women’s human rights
Women Defenders Develop Curriculum

Mesoamerican women activists are uniting and mobilizing to better confront the violence they face as a result of mounting insecurity, continuous violence against human rights defenders and the growing influence of drug cartels, gangs and organized crim

Topic:
Dealing with conflict, Violence, Women human rights defenders