Malala Yousafzai : I Speak Not For Myself, But For Those Without a Voice.
Withdrawal of the Maternity Leave Directive is a blow for women’s rights in Europe
[Press release, Brussels 1 July 2015] While it may have been on the cards for some time, the actual official announcement today by Commission Vice-President Timmermans to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive is one more sign that the European Union (EU) and the Member States are failing women across Europe. The withdrawal of the Maternity …
Greece: Women are paying the price for austerity
Next Sunday, Greek people are given the opportunity to have a say on their future. Are we going to keep accepting austerity measures, cuts, privatizations, worker’s rights violations and the dismantling of the social welfare state? Or are we going to raise our voices to a loud NO against the assumption that “there is no alternative” to …
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Do not blink, Greece.
by Alex Andreou The international game of chicken, being played out for the last five years, is reaching its climax. Alexis Tsipras has played a very bad hand extremely well, despite what doomsayers suggest Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, seemed to take the world by surprise last night when he announced that he would move …
Study shows how men overcompensate when their masculinity is questioned.
της Maya Dusenbery Μια νέα μελέτη επιβεβαιώνει ότι οι περισσότεροι άντρες, αν αισθανθούν ότι αμφισβητείται ο ανδρισμός τους, θα προσπαθήσουν να αντισταθμίσουν απορρίπτοντας οτιδήποτε θεωρείται «γυναικείο» και υπερβάλλοντας για την «αρρενωπότητά» τους με άλλους τρόπους. Η μελέτη έδειξε ότι άντρες φοιτητές πανεπιστημίου που έλαβαν ψευδή χαμηλά αποτελέσματα σε ένα τεστ δύναμης των χεριών πρόσθεσαν κατά …
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