1 in 3 women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime.(World Health Organisation, 2021) 1 in 8 women has experienced rape or sexual assault in childhood. (UNICEF,
When I first read the piece on ERR news about Estonia’s stance on pay transparency, my reaction was basically: here we go again. Not because the topic is boring, but
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,
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
Lighting surrounds us, yet one rarely thinks about it—until something changes. Imagine a woman walking home late at night. A streetlight flickers and dies, plunging her path into shadow and leaving her with a sinking sense of vulnerability. Or picture a child gazing at a monument, its lights revealing hidden stories and sparking quiet wonder. Lighting shapes how we feel—fearful or safe, indifferent or inspired—proving it’s so much more than a backdrop to our lives.
This essay uses a post-phenomenological approach based on I-technology-world relations to analyse gender biases in technologies. The focus of this work is on feminised personal assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Cortana. These systems, designed to mimic human interaction, often reinforce stereotypes by associating femininity with obedience and care. This perpetuation of stereotypes poses a dual problem: it reinforces existing biases in human cognition and contributes to their normalisation through daily technological interactions.
In a highly digitised world, everything is unfolding in front of our eyes. Digital media transcends borders and shapes our perceptions. It makes us witnesses of everything happening cross-borders. Despite the information pollution in digital media, the truth echoes louder. We all are the witnesses of the truth: the erasure of Palestinian identity, restrictions on movement, expression, and basic rights under Israel’s unlawful occupation. GENARRATION becomes a voice to the harsh realities of life in Jerusalem. This project empowers the young Palestinians to share their lived experiences on their own terms and to exhibit resilience under occupation.
The climate crisis affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone equally. Women, who already make up the majority of the world’s poor, are at the forefront of facing disproportionate impacts of the climate crisis. UN figures note that 80% of the people displaced by climate change are women (Halton, 2018). There remain several intersecting factors that exacerbate the consequences of the climate crisis for women: they make up the majority of people living in poverty, they are burdened with the responsibility of looking after their families and their lives are often rendered unimportant as compared to males. The feminist circles and movements have, therefore, placed patriarchy as one of the root causes of the climate crisis, and this puts climate justice as a global feminist issue.
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