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What happened in February 2021?

UK: the British selection of Guide Michelin awarded Hélène Darroze and Clare Smyth three stars. This is the first time that two women are awarded three stars simultaneously by the Guide Michelin, which is the highest endowment for restaurants, and which has only been given to five women only: Anne-Sophie Pic (Valence, France), Elena Arzak […]

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Which party says what? – Standpunten voor de verkiezingen

Scroll naar beneden voor Nederlands! As the elections are coming up we looked into how feminist topics are represented in the different party programs. The many parties (see the whole list here) on the same political spectrum often have similar viewpoints on many topics, though differ in the main focus of its program or in […]

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Masculinities

Our theme of the month is Masculinities, through which we invite you, our readers, our writers and anyone else to reflect upon these social constructions and concepts as to observe their impacts, their implications and potentially challenge these preconceptions. Ultimately asking what these are, what do they do, how do they affect our everyday relationships […]

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Why you should vote – Gebruik je stemrecht!

– A history of Dutch voting rights – Scroll below for English! De verkiezingen komen eraan! Op woensdag 17 Maart kunnen we onze stem laten horen. Ondanks dat veel mensen mogen stemmen, lijkt niet iedereen gebruik te maken van dit privilege. Tijdens de vorige verkiezingen, in 2017, kwam er meer dan 18% van de stemmers […]

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Three 2020 films on women and politics

Two films released in 2020 about feminist movements that occurred in the 20th century. In addition, a very special documentary also brought in 2020 shows the social and political stakes by which women are concerned.  Misbehaviour (2020) is a British, Australian, and Irish film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. This film portrays the Feminist Liberation movement […]

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What happened in January 2021?

India: Arya Rajendran was elected mayor of the capital city of Kerala. She is 21 years old and in her second year of a bachelor in Math. She is the youngest mayor in the state Thiruvananthapuram. Because of her young age, it was her first time voting Brasil: The artist Juliana Notari painted a 33-meter […]