Women | International Political Forum

WATCH: Taking a stand against street harassment

Street harassment is a global issue which affects many people around the world in both developed and developing countries. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh has produced an art series called Stop Telling Women To Smile which portrays th...

by Thejas Jagannath

Full Story »

Boko Haram: Please #BringBackOurGirls

This is going to be an extremely ambitious post. Boko Haram, please #BringBackOurGirls. Or, better still, let them go. Well, you most probably are aware that about 276 school girls in Nigeria were abducted by Boko Haramwho hav...

by Eunice Kilonzo

Full Story »

The UK’s Sexist Culture

Earlier this week a UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo, told the press she believes that the UK has a ‘sexist culture’; particularly when it comes to the portrayal of women in the media. A professor in public law ...

by James Walker

Full Story »

Forced Motherhood: Are Abortion Laws A Denial Of Human Rights?

Rape and pregnancy are typically not the concerns of children, or so we would hope. Yet, these are precisely issues faced by young girls across the globe, including a 10-year-old Senegalese girl who has been denied an abortion ...

by Naomi Hanna

Full Story »

Community Radio Empowering Rural Women In Bangladesh

“I want to be a journalist in future and to share knowledge and experience among the community people and same or similar fellows” commented Masing Yee, a young Fellow of the Free Press Unlimited Fellowship for Bangladeshi...

by Tithe Farhana

Full Story »

The Wound Still Pains, 20 Years Later…

I was sent on assignment by my editor to head to the Rwanda High Commission to cover the Genocide Commemoration. This was the second time I would be attending such an event. The first was in 2011. I must say, I grew up with the...

by Eunice Kilonzo

Full Story »

My Daughter, Malala

We have all been enamoured by Malala Yousafzai – the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban because of her extensive campaigning for education for girls in her country. Instead of backing down, this brave ...

by Priyanka Mogul

Full Story »

A Guide To India’s General Elections 2014

India represents the largest democracy in the world. The country has an asymmetric federal government, with elected officials at the federal, state and local levels. The head of government, the prime minister, is elected by the...

by Rezwan

Full Story »

Climate Change Threatening Women’s’ Reproductive Power

Salma Banu is 23 years old, a worker of shrimp cultivation in Tafalbari village , Southkhali Union in Bagherhat Bangladesh, she expressed “ while my husband‘s monthly income from his cultivated land was not enough to contin...

by Tithe Farhana

Full Story »

Page 7 of 19« First ‹ Previous 4 5 678 9 10 Next ›last »

About the IPF

Established in April 2012, the IPF has been engaging with young people to give them a platform to make their voices heard.

Our mission is to highlight challenges facing young people, train the next generation of citizen journalists, create community videos and podcast series, and share the work of inspirational young social entrepreneurs.

Currently the IPF has over 300 writers from 35 countries, all under the age of 30, who share their stories and give their insight on the issues that are important to them. From regional political coverage, humour, and the political impact of sport, the IPF is as diverse as its readers.

Disclaimer: The views shared in articles on this website are the views of the author only, and do not represent the views of the International Political Forum.

WATCH: Taking a stand against street harassment

Boko Haram: Please #BringBackOurGirls

The UK’s Sexist Culture

Forced Motherhood: Are Abortion Laws A Denial Of Human Rights?

Community Radio Empowering Rural Women In Bangladesh

The Wound Still Pains, 20 Years Later…

My Daughter, Malala

A Guide To India’s General Elections 2014

Climate Change Threatening Women’s’ Reproductive Power

About the IPF

Get in touch

Flickr Photos