The Elephant In the Room
The Girl Who Always Cries
It’s Wednesday, 7pm, and I’m crying for no precise reason. I guess I’m not alone; these days are terrible for many of us. But I’ve been...
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Camille Maindon
Feb 12, 202114 min read
“I danced my rape away”
(Version française originale en bas) I have laid these words on paper a dozen times, trying to find the right words to express what it is...
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Mariana de Abreu
Jan 16, 20212 min read
#MeTooInceste is trending in France.
Three years after #MeToo, France is witnessing a new awakening of the popular movement, designed to break the silence around sexual assault.
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Mariana de Abreu
Jan 11, 20213 min read
Let's have the talk.
We have all been there, sitting in the couch, watching a movie with our parents in the late hours of a quiet Saturday afternoon. And then...
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Lola Velly
Dec 30, 20205 min read
Gender Equality: A Silent Victim of COVID-19
2020 is almost over, Covid-19 has officially celebrated its first anniversary, and it is time to address the elephant in the room: the...
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Océane Lang
Dec 27, 20206 min read
Little (mighty) women: a spoiler-free introduction to the film
Last winter, Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s famous novel Little Women was released on screen.
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Mathilde Larive
Dec 18, 20207 min read
Booksmart is the feminist coming-of-age story you needed
I feel like I will always yearn for more women behind the camera, making films that both resemble them, and give us all a voice. Granted,...
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Carolina Guimarães
Dec 11, 20208 min read
« Ni presa por abortar, ni muerta por intentar »
Alberto Fernandez, elected President of Argentina, is awakening an unsettled debate that has been shaking up the country for decades.
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Romane Guyon
Nov 30, 202013 min read
AMNISTIE (AMNSTY)
No doubt if these woods were burning someone would cry for help. She would like to scream “Fire!” but she can’t even scream “Rape”. We often
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Naomi Varinois-Dehez
Nov 24, 20202 min read
The Hungarian government to enshrine “Christian values” in regards to gender in the Constitution
On November 10th, the Hungarian government proposed to amend the State’s Constitution to enshrine the protection of “Christian values” in re
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Ella-Mae O'Sullivan
Nov 20, 20208 min read
No More ‘Man up’: Five Men Speak on Mental Health and its Place in Society Today.
In recent years the words ‘mental health’ have integrated to become part of everyday conversation, yet, in this month of November, they...
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Ella-Mae O'Sullivan
Nov 17, 20205 min read
The Price of a Period.
Periods; half of the world has them, but can all of that half afford them?
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Ella-Mae O'Sullivan
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Moving Beyond the Hashtag: Ensuring that Black Lives Keep Mattering when Social Media Forgets.
The recent murder of George Floyd in the USA has sparked protests and riots worldwide as, in the wake of such tragedy, people are rising...
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Ella-Mae O'Sullivan & Mariana de Abreu
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Poland on the verge of banning abortion rights
The Polish parliament (Sejm) is preparing to vote on a law that could result in severe abortion rights restrictions. As of today, Polish...
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Karine Moukaddem
Nov 17, 202013 min read
Closing the gender gap: policy-making that promotes inclusive Mediterranean societies
This policy brief presents some preliminary findings of a recently launched assessment of existing policy measures regarding women's...
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The Elephant In the Room
Nov 17, 20209 min read
Reconciling confinement and eating disorders: a fragile balance
©Roza Shahinyan for The Elephant in the Room Confinement is a complex reality for everyone. But it can be especially painful and...
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Pauline Camus
Nov 17, 202010 min read
Artemisia Gentileschi: Fierce Pictorial Restlessness
Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence December 23rd 2019. Galleria degli Uffizi. Florence. I...
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The Elephant In the Room
Nov 17, 20205 min read
"Well, I am not giving you a choice anyway"
©Illustrations by Sophia Riahi It’s funny how time makes everything clearer. What follows, these words that I am finally willing to lay...
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Ella-Mae O'Sullivan
Nov 17, 20203 min read
International Women’s Day; why celebrating in 2020 is important as ever.
The 8th of March 2020 marks the 43rd anniversary since the United Nations General Assembly officially declared international women’s day...
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Mariana de Abreu
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Women in war: actors or victims? P.1
In the common collective imagination, a woman’s place in war is often on the sidelines, outside the battlefield. Whether it be at home,...
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