Sexual Politics in January 2017
In January, the first and foremost events to be reported are avalanche of draconian and regressive policy measures adopted in the chaotic first two weeks
Assessments of Gorsuch nomination to Supreme Court
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court Trump Nominates Birth Control Benefit Foe Neil Gorsuch to
The Trumping of global sexual politics: a preliminary assessment
By Sonia Corrêa In the first two weeks of his administration Donald Trump has opened a can of worms spreading around draconian and regressive conservative
The Women’s March on Washington was inevitable
With endorsement of the Republican Party, the Trump campaign openly disrespected and insulted more than half of the US population and this led to what can be described as a “pressure cooker effect”. After months of an unprecedented election season when Hillary and all women were mistreated by the candidate — who felt entitled to abuse his position– and sometimes also by the press; after outrageous remarks and threats to attack immigrants, Muslims, Mexican-Americans and the entire American population of African descent, the build up of outrage was steaming from coast to coast.
Women’s march against Trump: news and analyses
Massive and global women’s protest raged through the world and stormed the headlines in a historical action to protest and mark a clear standpoint against
Donald Trump Reinstates the ‘Global Gag Rule’
In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump has reinstated a federal ban on U.S. funding for international health organizations that counsel women
New CRC General Comment on Adolescents
The Committee on the Rights of the Child issued its new General Comment on Adolescents. Among other advancements, the new general comment: Recognizes that states
India: Abortion of 24-week foetus allowed by Supreme Court
SC allows abortion of 24-week foetus, but why should women go to court in the first place? The Supreme Court on Monday permitted a woman
Sexual Politics Round-up in 2016
As 2017 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. January In January, the Zika
The abortion law reform bill in Malawi that is causing debate on all sides
Newspapers and web-based news sites have carried a flurry of responses to the new abortion bill in Malawi, and has led the country’s president to deny