From Iran to Estonia, activist Mana Taheri speaks out on oppression, resistance, and the Woman-Life-Freedom movement. “I will always be their voice until we are all free.” Watch the full interview.
For generations, we have taught children to fear monsters under the bed, imagining creatures that hide in darkness, wait in closets, ready to emerge at night. But the statistics tell a different story. The danger is not imaginary nor confined to shadows, and it is rarely a stranger.
Estonia’s pay gap has been hanging around for years. Depending on the method of measuring it, women earn somewhere between 13 to 18 percent less than men. That’s not a tiny difference you can brush off as coincidence. It adds up over time, affecting savings, pensions, and overall financial independence.
Several years ago, I sought refuge on countryside roads as my dog was terrified of traffic, and there are still more cars in this town than, it sometimes seems, functional
When an Essay Became Personal After receiving feedback on an exam essay, my professor decided to continue one part of my argument privately. I had briefly addressed abortion in my
‘Nature’ has often been, historically, invoked to justify mistreatment of women. Whether it has been ‘a woman’s nature’ or ‘the natural role of a woman’, curiously, more often than not,
In November 2025, my home country, South Africa, is turning purple. From landmark buildings lit in violet to social media feeds filled with the same colour, a
nationwide protest movement is gaining momentum. Led by the organisation Women For Change, the campaign calls for gender-based violence and femicide to be declared a national disaster.
Firstly, what even counts as “old” these days? I’m the eldest child in my family, and I remember the creeping anxiety that came with being the first to turn 30. It feels like a scarily big number – the age that makes everything feel official. I’m meant to have everything (career, relationships, and beauty) figured out. If I haven’t, it must mean I’ve failed. That fear doesn’t come from nowhere. It’s baked into the media we consume, the social norms we’ve internalised, and even the influencers we follow (many of whom are just as young and anxious). The result is a cultural obsession with youthfulness that makes the natural process of ageing feel threatening instead of inevitable.
Education is often recognized as a tool for creating equal opportunities for everyone to succeed despite their background. However, gender bias within the educational system, frequently perpetuated through textbooks and
It has been more than one month since Mzia Amaglobeli — founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, two of Georgia’s most well-regarded independent media platforms – was arrested. She has been on hunger strike ever since. Due to the critical risk of organ failure, Amaglobeli was relocated to a hospital outside of Tbilisi. The refusal by Batumi court to lift her pre-trial detention period, the strictest measure possible, means that she must remain in detainment until her trial on March 4th. The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner says her pre-trial detention for assaulting a police officer is unjustified.
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