“In Slovakia, Roma women are changing their communities from within”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Andrea Najvirtova, director of People in Need Slovakia, one of the NGOs spearheading local andContinue Reading
Tag: Women’s rights
“Czech society has a certain stereotypical idea about rape”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Nela Pietrová, one of the founding members of “Proč jsme to nenahlásili” (“Why we didn’tContinue Reading
Czech Republic to compensate forced sterilisation of Roma women
Prague, Czech Republic – The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved a bill to financially compensate Roma women victimsContinue Reading
Down with “-ová”? Czech women move closer to non-gendered surnames
Prague, Czech Republic – After years of debate, Czech women might soon be able to decide whether or not theyContinue Reading
Dominik Feri, youngest Czech MP, resigns over sexual abuse allegations
Prague, Czech Republic – Dominik Feri, an MP for the opposition TOP 09 party, has resigned his mandate on TuesdayContinue Reading
Hungarian women seeking abortion increasingly opt for Vienna
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary, where religion has little hold on society and abortion has been legal since 1992, could almostContinue Reading
Poland asks Czech Republic to stop cross-border “abortion tourism”
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government is ramping up efforts to urge the Czech Republic to put an end toContinue Reading
Opinion: The intrepid Irena and the new era for Progressive Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – In June 2020, Irena Bihariová was elected chair of the party Progresívne Slovensko (Progressive Slovakia). Her appointment made historyContinue Reading
Meet Hungary’s Lazy Women challenging our obsession with productivity
One year ago, as the world was adjusting to the spread of a new virus and unprecedented government shutdowns andContinue Reading
In Romania, women living in precarious conditions face restricted access to abortion
Bucharest, Romania – Although abortion has been legal in Romania since 1990, more and more doctors are refusing to performContinue Reading
Polish women face uphill battle to access abortion during pandemic
Warsaw, Poland – Polish women seeking to get an abortion have been doubly burdened in recent months by the ConstitutionalContinue Reading
“I’d like to see the Czech Republic accept gender inequality as an issue”
Prague, Czech Republic – For International Women’s Day, an interview with Hana Stelzerová – Director of the Czech Women’s LobbyContinue Reading
Makeshift products & missing school: Period poverty in Hungary
In Hungary, at least 1 in 10 schoolgirls can’t afford sanitary products. With tampon-tax higher than in any EU stateContinue Reading
“I think this is going to end in us winning”: The dawn of a new pro-abortion generation in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Aleksandra Sidoruk is a 21-year-old Polish student in her final year of an International Relations degree. SheContinue Reading
Opinion: On women’s empowerment, Hungary’s Katalin Novák lives in another era
Budapest, Hungary – “A woman shouldn’t compare herself to a man every second of her life, and shouldn’t believe sheContinue Reading
Born and raised in Tokaj: the girlboss behind the Szóló Winery
Wine, first and foremost, is art. A glimpse into the soul of the land and the winemaker alike. A carrierContinue Reading
“They cannot fight us all if we go out together”: Will Poland’s new abortion law cause society to snap?
Warsaw, Poland – On 22 October, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal voted through a proposal to further restrict an already strict law on abortion.Continue Reading
Poland and Hungary oppose EU’s foreign policy gender equality agenda
Warsaw, Poland – An EU plan to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and LGBT rights as part of its foreignContinue Reading
50 years of Polish protests: from workers’ strikes to women’s strikes
Mass protests throughout Polish cities are making headlines once again, this time due to further restrictions on abortion rights. ItContinue Reading
Hungary, Poland and the alleged promotion of women’s health
Last week, Hungary, like Poland, joined the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family along with the United States,Continue Reading