gender equalitys

Who gets to keep their name?

In Japan, the decades-long debate over allowing married couples to keep separate surnames has become a political stalemate

The girl who was called “everybody’s property”

Iceland, despite its feminist reputation, systematically fails rape victims, shielding perpetrators and disbelieving survivors Widely praised as a global leader in gender equality, Iceland consistently tops rankings of the world’s

The body as a battlefield

In Iran, one woman’s final act of defiance exposed the violence of erasure and the radical power of being seen. Self-immolation is among the most harrowing forms of political resistance,

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