International Political Forum


 
 

 
Educating Women

WATCH: What the word ‘abortion’ means to these women

The video, by Cut, asked a variety of women aged between 15 and 50, from all walks of life, what their first response is when they hear the word ‘Abortion’. The interviewees offered a range of frank opinions and emotional r...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Women

Six reasons why birth control should be more accessible in the United States

In most countries in the world, women are able to access birth control without a prescription. However, today, women in the United States are unable to get birth control over-the-counter. But this is about to change in at least...
by Kyle McCarthy
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Asia
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#DespiteBeingAWoman: Indian Prime Minister’s comments spark outrage across social media

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has created a wave of anger across Twitter. Addressing an event organised by the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh, Modi, who...
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla
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Europe

Dissolving gender stereotypes for children’s clothing

In an article for  Fashion Studio Magazine, I previously discussed how fashion is starting to become cross-gender among adult clothing, looking at how the race to keep up with the trend of “unconventional beauty” was giv...
by Monica Lowry
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Economy

Ready for Hilary? Shattering the glass ceiling… Again

Will Hilary Clinton make that final crack? The moment finally arrived – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  officially announced her candidacy to run as President of the United States in 2016. After much speculati...
by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente
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Gender-Based Violence

The origins of honour killings: “It hasn’t always been a man’s world”

After escaping a violent relationship, author and activist Amy Logan began a decade long journey into researching the origins and history of honour killing. What she discovered is that it has not always been a man’s world, th...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Women

#FreeTheNipple: does the nipple need to be freed?

The #FreeTheNipple movement resurged last week, with women taking to social media in protest when an Icelandic teen became the victim of online trolls after she announced an upcoming “Free the Nipple” day at her school. 17...
by Tessa Evans
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Development

Revolar’s ‘Magic Button’ Kickstarter Campaign

In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women have been sexually assaulted at least once during their lifetime. For Jacqueline Ros, CEO of Revolar, this issue certainly hits close to home. Ros was motivated to develop a per...
by Kyle McCarthy
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Gender-Based Violence

Why ‘India’s Daughter’ fails to impress India’s women activists

A little before the anniversary of 16th December 2012, I was summoned to the principal’s office in college. My nerves melted into relief when I saw a fax addressed to me from the British filmmaker Leslee Udwin. She had tracke...
by Shambhavi Saxena
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