Women's rights and economic justice

A global strike for a feminist future of work

The IMF claims to be empowering women, but its programmes will only lead to more women doing precarious work.

/ 10 Oct 2019

A global strike for a feminist future of work

Where are women’s voices in Africa’s infrastructure projects?

Women in Zimbabwe’s informal economy face steep challenges amid economic crisis, competition from big companies, and poor infrastructure.

By Sally Nyakanyanga

/ 3 May 2019

Where are women’s voices in Africa’s infrastructure projects?

Austerity drives populism and is a frontal attack on the rights of women

Women are disproportionately dependent on public services. They can’t afford austerity, and it’s time that governments recognise this.

By Rosa Pavanelli

/ 12 Mar 2019

Austerity drives populism and is a frontal attack on the rights of women

Alleged army rapes amidst Zimbabwe fuel hike protests go uninvestigated

When Zimbabweans took to the streets in January, women were met with sexual violence by security forces. Many are scared to report abuses.

By Sally Nyakanyanga

/ 8 Feb 2019

Spanish women shoe workers organise to end decades of exploitation

Women workers in the country’s 'footwear capital' say they have endured too many years of job insecurity and wage theft.

By Rocío Ros Rebollo

/ 28 Jan 2019

Twitter threats, abuse, murder: what women face defending the environment

Latin America is the deadliest region for environmental and land defenders. But murders often follow numerous threats, including online.

By Bérengère Sim

/ 10 Jan 2019

Attacks against women health workers show how workplace violence hurts us all

Violence in the health sector, where a majority of workers are women, accounts for a quarter of assaults at work – impacting societies at large.

By Verónica Montúfar

/ 8 Dec 2018

These women are demanding their rights from inside Rome’s occupied buildings

Precarious labour and housing conditions have pushed many to squat Rome’s empty buildings, living in fear of eviction and homelessness.

By Claudia Torrisi

/ 24 Sep 2018

We simply said ‘enough’: the story of Spain’s ‘Las Kellys’ hotel cleaners

From gruelling working conditions to more limited access to healthcare, austerity policies have hit women hardest. But they are fighting back.

By Rocío Ros Rebollo

/ 18 Sep 2018

En el Paraguay rural, las mujeres están al frente de una ‘carrera contrarreloj’ para conservar las semillas nativas

Ante la expansión de la agricultura industrial, los cultivos transgénicos y las patentes de semillas, las mujeres rurales están preservando las variedades nativas y enseñando sobre agroecología. English.

By Maria Sanz Dominguez

/ 14 Sep 2018

En el Paraguay rural, las mujeres están al frente de una ‘carrera contrarreloj’ para conservar las semillas nativas

Ante la expansión de la agricultura industrial, los cultivos transgénicos y las patentes de semillas, las mujeres rurales están preservando las variedades nativas y enseñando sobre agroecología. English.

By Maria Sanz Dominguez

/ 14 Sep 2018

10 years of women's resistance to austerity across Europe – in pictures

Women across Europe have not been passive victims of austerity policies. From Paris, France to Nicosia, Cyprus, they have protested and organised for alternatives.

By Lou Ferreira

/ 14 Sep 2018