In 1930, writer and physician Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński referred to Poland as “Women’s Hell” in his titular essay, criticizing the country’s harsh laws when it came to women’s access to contraception and abortion. Ninety years have… [Read more]
Health, Labour & Social Policy
Presents a contemporary examination of social intervention, labour dynamics and health concerns, embracing both country-specific and broader insights into these areas.
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act – Part III: Legalisation of Constitutional Violations
This is the third of a three-part series about India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In this article, we talk about the controversies surrounding the constitutionality of the CAA. The 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act constitutionally legalised… [Read more]
Humanity for Sale: Europe’s Deadly Migration Policy
By sealing off its borders and inhumanely detaining migrants at secret locations through extrajudicial means, Europe has compromised its values and adherence to international law. Is this the EU’s last chance to respond with compassion… [Read more]
Transnational Sister Solidarity? How Covid-19 Sheds Light on the Invisible 99%
Covid-19 has indiscriminately shed light on the most vulnerable, undervalued, and underpaid of our society: migrant women working in the care sector. A new regime of inequality is observed at home, one between women –… [Read more]
The Making of a European Welfare State: A Vision for Investment to Overcome The Gendered Insider-Outsider Divide in Switzerland
For a country with high wages and an equally hefty price tag on living, the social divide in Swiss employment is a strong signal for policymakers globally that long-term investment in gender equality is essential… [Read more]
A Force to be Reckoned With: The Aurat Marchers of Pakistan
Aurat March – Urdu for ‘Women’s March’ – is an annual demonstration held on March 8th in the Pakistani cities of Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad. Women, non-binary people, the LGBTQIA+ community, and cis male allies… [Read more]
Decolonising French Feminism: A Work in Progress
Last November, the first high-profile #MeToo revelations sent shockwaves through the French cinema industry, dealing a serious blow to patriarchy. But fighting against the patriarchy cannot exist in isolation from the struggle against racism and… [Read more]
Reflections on the State-Led System: How China has coped with the COVID-19 outbreak
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) dies down in Wuhan and gains tide outside of China, discussions on what the Chinese government (CCP) has done right to curb the spread on its territory have grown. As a… [Read more]
Get to Work! Trump Announces Plan to Combat California’s Homelessness with ‘American Values’
The White House has announced a pioneering plan to completely remove California’s homeless population of 130,000 by 2022 and rehabilitate them through an intensive work-based programme. If Donald Trump were to take on the homeless… [Read more]
In Defence of the Joker
Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of the Joker has disturbed many critics who have cited it as glorifying violence and misrepresenting people living with severe mental health issues; they’re wrong. Joker, the film that reveals the backstory… [Read more]