FiLiA

 

23 June 2020

 

FiLiA

31 posts today

Sign up for this event. Just watched it - it's brilliant. A future archive of the current situation for Women in India, as well as a momentous call for change. The film will take its rightful place in the long story of the battle for our rights. http ...

June 23rd @ 4:48 pm |

FiLiA

31 posts today

π—™π—Άπ—Ÿπ—Άπ—” 𝗣𝗒𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗦 Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) FiLiA meets: Robin Boosey, co-director of the IC Change campaign https://t.co/8DMkMt...

June 23rd @ 3:00 pm |

FiLiA

31 posts today

RT @Samsmethers: Brilliant news! Well done all. Thanks to @RhonddaBryant for saving the House from an embarrassing backwards step on #Sexualharassment. Jacob Rees-Mogg might need a lie down. @fawcettsociety @CentenaryAction https://t.co/Bc1lKF...

June 23rd @ 1:54 pm |

FiLiA

31 posts today

RT @FiLiA_charity: π—™π—Άπ—Ÿπ—Άπ—” π—•π—Ÿπ—’π—šπ—¦ Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) MIGRANT WOMEN AND THE COVID-19 CRISIS https://t.co/o1kLzk... https://t.co/3zXAKN...

June 23rd @ 1:00 pm |

FiLiA

31 posts today

RT @ClaireShrugged: β€œβ€˜Lesbian’ has been historically hijacked, warped to distortion by the male gaze: no more. An ancient poet once let her love for other women be known so exquisitely, lesbians today take their name from her home.” ...

June 23rd @ 6:58 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

RT @MForstater: Just noticed this @EHRC is the public body that is supposed to protect everybody's rights. All protected characteristics. Fairly. It does not rebrand it's logo for pregnancy, disability, race or religion πŸ™„ Public bodies rebranding w ...

June 23rd @ 3:56 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

On Saturday, June 13, a woman in her 40's was killed by her companion, in Aix-en-Provence. Sunday, June 21th in Bourg-lès-Valencia, a 37-year-old woman was killed by her companion. This is the 44th and 45th femicide since the beginning of the year. ...

June 23rd @ 3:10 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

FiLiA - Building Sisterhood and Solidarity - Amplifying the Voices of Women - Defending Women's Human Rights Become a Friend of FiLiA and support our work. https://t.co/jN98L8... https://t.co/xq6jCM...

June 23rd @ 2:18 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

*** π—Ÿπ—”π—§π—˜π—¦π—§ π—™π—Άπ—Ÿπ—Άπ—” π—•π—Ÿπ—’π—šπ—¦ *** Clearly this is no coincidence: there is a deliberate attempt by men who wish to abuse children, for their desires to be viewed as normal, and as a 'sexual orientation'. By Olivia Palmer https://t.co/wUDLOq...

June 23rd @ 2:15 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

*** π—Ÿπ—”π—§π—˜π—¦π—§ π—™π—Άπ—Ÿπ—Άπ—” π—•π—Ÿπ—’π—šπ—¦ *** Frauenkultur: This online archive is meant to act as a starting point for young feminists to make intergenerational linkages and discover overlooked herstorical material. by Bec Wonders https://t.co/X1r67j...

June 23rd @ 2:13 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

The normalisation of violence against women is evident in proverbs such as β€œthe son is the master and the husband is the god”, β€œthe more you beat her up, the more (she) loves you” and β€œnever have mercy on your wife or your cow”. #Myanmar ...

June 23rd @ 2:08 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

β€œI would see 16 cases of failed abortions on a given day. I would insert my hand and pull out syringes or leaves, unsanitary items that were inserted by midwives to induce a miscarriage,” #Sudan https://t.co/EssK6k...

June 23rd @ 2:01 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

'Often these portrayals of both men and women evolved with war, Yuen added. For example, the sexualization of Asian women on screen was heightened after the Vietnam War due to prostitution and sex trafficking that American military men often took ...

June 23rd @ 1:55 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

'While the environmental impacts of climate change put all pregnant women in danger, Black women in the US are more likely to live in urban areas where they are more vulnerable.' #USA https://t.co/5PPLy6...

June 23rd @ 1:50 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

'The sisterhood is so close-knit and persuasive and the sorority is so intense that women start thinking of themselves in a different way. The organizing process itself is empowering and gives women a voice and brings validity to whatever they do' ...

June 23rd @ 1:48 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

"Our overall conclusion is that, when infected, #women do not seem to have any specific survival advantage [in India]," says Prof Subramanian. #India https://t.co/JTHBkD...

June 23rd @ 1:33 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

β€œI make sure my sets are democratic: Everyone eats at the same time, there’s no shouting and no one is considered more important than the other,” #Chile https://t.co/RENoCq...

June 23rd @ 1:31 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

'The prisoners, Sakineh Parvaneh, Soheila Hejab and Zeinab Jalalian have gone on hunger strike in the past days to protest the inhumane treatment of prison officials, unfair prison sentences...' #Iran https://t.co/0nLN6w...

June 23rd @ 1:25 am |

FiLiA

31 posts today

Nigeria protests over increase in rape and gender [sic] based violence 'The situation has deteriorated to a point where governors have demanded that the government declare a state of emergency over rape.' #Nigeria #endrapenow https://t.co/EOEmf1...

June 23rd @ 1:17 am |