Feminist theory
Deputy minister rejects link between sex education and suicide
Sex education is a right of children and adolescents and the state has an obligation to provide it, Deputy Education Minister Domna Michailidou has told Parliament, rejecting claims from an opposition MP that the subject contributes to divorce, suicide and abortion.
Women working in a stacked system: Two offerings from the Thessaloniki film fest
The struggle of working women is a concept familiar to modern audiences in cinema. The challenges they face are often gender specific, such as female objectification or degradation. The 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival offered input into the intersectionality discourse by choosing two films that depicted working-class struggles and their coping mechanisms.
Work equality in Greece still lags behind, SEV survey shows
Working women in Greece are paid less, have lower representation in executive positions and still face a number of stereotypes in their jobs, a survey by the Federation of Hellenic Enterprises said on Thursday.
Ultra-Catholic Male ‘Kneelers’ Fail to Convert Croatia
A new trend of conservative Catholic men praying in city squares for a restoration of male authority is drawing a counter-response from feminists - and not wowing the wider public, either.
Council of Europe: Hijab campaign tweets pulled after French backlash (photos)
Several prominent French politicians condemned the message and argued the hijab did not represent freedom
New UN Women-EU project to support women rights kicks off
A new three-year project aiming to support civil society on women's rights in Turkey has kicked off in an event bringing together the representatives of the European Union Delegation to Turkey, U.N. Women, civil society, government representatives and other stakeholders in the capital Ankara.
Greek singer Josephine makes it on NY Times Square Billboard (video)
The international distinction came about after the singer became the ambassador of Greece and Cyprus in Spotify’s global campaign on gender equality
Romanian Women Find Work-From-Home Culture a Mixed Blessing
These imbalances were already present in society. In 2018, an OECD report said women had far less access to the internet and to a smartphone than men, while a UN women's report concluded that 1.7 billion women from countries with low and middle incomes didn't have a mobile phone at all.
Polish Men Question Role as Government Reasserts Patriarchal Notions
The group of 13 men of the Chlopaki group have been getting together regularly since late 2019 in what they call "men's circles", to hang out and talk about what it's like to be a man in contemporary Poland. Along the way, they have created a safe space where they feel accepted and loved, while sharing their deepest emotions and openly manifesting affection with one another.
On March 8 Bulgarian Feminist Mobilization Group Will Rally for Gender Equality and Women’s Rights
A march for women's rights mottoed Always on the Front Line organizes today the informal group "Feminist Mobilization". This is a team that fights for social, economic and political gender equality. For the fifth year in a row, they invite all those who wish to join them on March 8.
Kamelia Tzeneva commented the the topic in "Our Day" radio talk show.