“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
Tag: Women’s rights
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
An interview with Hungarian cinematographer Agnesh Pakozdi
“My body is a war zone where the entire world stages its battles” says the melancholic girl in Aren’t YouContinue Reading
Women’s rights in the spotlight as Slovakia seeks to tighten abortion laws
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s move to tighten abortion laws has sparked a backlash among local and international activists, who fearContinue Reading
What’s with all the ‘cunt’ talk? An interview with Hungarian artist Miss Pina about reclaiming the female body
Inspired by the Cunt Art movement and its pioneers in the 1970s, PINA Zine (or Cunt Zine in English) isContinue Reading
Is there such a thing as a Hungarian feminist community?
Vénusz Projekt is a Hungarian bi-weekly podcast engaged in social and gender issues which examines feminist aspects of such fieldsContinue Reading
Alena Schillerová named as most influential woman in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerová (ANO) has been named as the most powerful and influential womanContinue Reading
Polish minister threatens to withdraw from Istanbul Convention on gender equality
Warsaw, Poland – Earlier this week, Poland’s deputy-Justice Minister slammed the Istanbul Convention on gender equality and women’s rights andContinue Reading
Use of birth control pills in the Czech Republic drops to all-time low
Prague, Czech Republic – The use of birth control pills in the Czech Republic has dropped by nearly one halfContinue Reading
Hungary rejects Istanbul Convention on gender equality and women’s rights
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian Parliament voted on Tuesday to reject the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a non-binding CouncilContinue Reading