By Europe and Me's Francesca Monticelli The current mode of healthcare is patriarchal. Often a one-size-fits-all approach is adopted, but as one-size is based on men automatically women are at a disadvantage. Despite there being evidence to support this case there is a lack of focus on re-transforming the system. From a public health perspective … Continue reading Under the Microscope: Women's Health and the Patriarchy
Tag: Feminism
The New World Leaders – Young and Female
By Europe and Me's Caitlin Ackerman “If not you, then who? If not now, then when? We need more women to speak up and make their voices heard. Young women have valuable experiences and perspectives. We need you in this fight.” – Elizabeth Warren from A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance. In the era … Continue reading The New World Leaders – Young and Female
Being A Woman
By Dana Newman Eleven years ago, fresh out of college, I decided to pack what could fit into two Duffle bags - sell everything that couldn’t at a yard sale - and move from my home in sunny South Florida to Prague in the Czech Republic. A few months after that, I fell in love … Continue reading Being A Woman
Womxnspiration
By Europe & Me's Nicoletta Enria and Friederike Sandow The term womanspiration, encompasses the magic of solidarity between and inspiration from those who recognise as female. On this occasion, we’ll opt for the more inclusive ‘womxnspiration’, a term that rids transphobic sentiments and embraces the intersectionality of current feminist movements (more on how the term … Continue reading Womxnspiration
“Dangerous Beasts”: The Threat of the Outspoken Woman
By Europe & Me's Nicoletta Enria “A woman who writes has power. A woman with power is feared, In the eyes of the world this makes us dangerous beasts”.Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Let’s face it – nobody likes an outspoken woman. Expressing an opinion, and god forbid – expressing anger regarding any form of injustice perpetrated … Continue reading “Dangerous Beasts”: The Threat of the Outspoken Woman
In conversation with A Tribe of Women
A Tribe of Women has collaborated with Europe & Me (E&M). Every issue of E&M will now feature one of our blog articles, while readers of this blog will regularly read articles by Europe and Me. To begin this collaboration between platforms, here's an interview done by E&M with the founder of A Tribe Of … Continue reading In conversation with A Tribe of Women
A (Late) Feminist Awakening
By Friederike Sandow I got into feminism pretty late. I would have never used the word feminist in my early twenties, even mid-twenties, to describe myself. I probably did not fully understand the term and shied away from it. Because whenever the term feminism was thrown around when I was growing up, it was instantly … Continue reading A (Late) Feminist Awakening
What do we do after #MeToo?
Now that we all know we’ve been harassed, assaulted and/or raped, where do we go from here? What do we do next? By Emily Andrews Illustration by @aldalilja (via Instagram) I wouldn’t say, with confidence, that I’ve been raped. It just took me three tries to type out that word - so heavy with meaning … Continue reading What do we do after #MeToo?
The Beginnings of the Tickles and Pokes’ Period Positive Movement
By Za Unitt In Dececember of 2018, my friend and bandmate, Julia, and I sat in her kitchen talking about the future and what direction we wanted to take with our newly formed Duo/Act, Tickles And Pokes. We're both mothers, entertainers, and over 40. Neither one of us were interested in doing the whole traveling … Continue reading The Beginnings of the Tickles and Pokes’ Period Positive Movement
Ash’s Activist Journey
By Ashleigh Streeter-Jones My activist journey started back in 2005 when, my parents, who had previously lived in Johannesburg, took me to South Africa. This is how I found myself in SOWETO – the South Western Township – on Christmas day. It was a confronting experience. Although we were in SOWETO with a local tour … Continue reading Ash’s Activist Journey
