We talk to three women who know more about the far right than most: councillor Jolene Bunting in Northern Ireland, researcher Marilyn Mayo in the US, and Akanksha Mehta at the University of Sussex.
“What populists are really afraid of is pluralism” says FEMEN activist Inna Shevchenko, who argues that democracy and feminism are interlinked.
The accusation of conspiracy within the State is not just a red herring, it is a strategy meant to turn American democracy against itself.
Christian extremism as a motivator for violence is often overlooked, while clinics providing abortion services are facing growing threats.
It’s important to have more women in public and political debates. But having a seat at the table isn’t the same thing as being heard.
Rejecting feminism and the political left that has apparently neglected them for too long, four young women explain why they turned right. RU
Women’s ‘shocking’ participation in far-right politics has received much media attention. But is this a new trend, or have we been here before?
Amid Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, a dangerous Buddhist nationalist movement is on the rise, and women are playing a key role.
The largest single-day protest in US history was also the first mass social movement response to Trump’s election. And it was a women’s initiative.
The more women stand up against bullies and harassment in our personal lives, the less we will tolerate them in our political lives too.
