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Interview with YPJ Commanders Dilovan Kobani, Nirvana, Ruken, and Zerin

Commanders Dilovan Kobani, Nirvana, Ruken, and Zerin of the Yekîneyên Parastina Jin (Women’s Defense Units, an all-female military organization in Rojava). Photo Credit: Hito Steyerl and Rojava Film Commune By: Hito Steyerl and Rojava Film Commune / Source: E-flux / The Dawn News / November 2017 This interview was conducted on July 31, 2017 with …

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The Best & Worst Places in the World to Be a Working Woman

The Economist’s glass-ceiling index measures gender equality in the labour market By THE DATA TEAM – March 8, 2017 March 8th is International Women’s Day, a date designated by the UN to celebrate and advocate for women’s rights. To provide a benchmark for progress on gender equality in the labour market, The Economist has published …

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The tour of Mexico’s First Female Indigenous Presidential Candidate

Marichuy. Photo credit: Desinformemonos Something subtle happens as the spokeswoman of the Indigenous Council of Government travels through the Zapatista communes or caracoles in the state of Chiapas. Since the beginning of her tour on October 14, we were able to witness, for the first time in 23 years, Zapatista militants and sympathizers greeting a …

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Sexual harassment and the sharing economy: the dark side of working for strangers

Women working for companies like Uber and DoorDash say they have been groped, threatened and harassed by customers. Their stories highlight how technology connects strangers – and opens the door for abuse by Sam Levin in San Francisco When a male customer grabbed Melissa’s breast, she didn’t bother reporting it to DoorDash, the on-demand food …

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