July 2016 – Young Feminist Europe

Confessions of a meat eating feminist – Feministes gaļēdājas atzīšanās [EN/LV]

Marija Assereckova • 07/31/2016

Are women’s and animal rights inextricably linked? Should feminists abstain from consuming meat and dairy products and if they don’t, does this make them hypocritical?

Vai sieviešu un dzīvnieku tiesības ir nesaraujami saistītas? Vai feministēm būtu jāatturas no gaļas un piena produktu ēšanas, un, ja nē, vai tas padara viņas par liekulēm?

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Women and the job market: A picture of today’s Europe

Nicoletta Enria • 07/13/2016

Women’s employment is one of those evergreen issues in the agenda of the old continent. Besides dusty stereotypes that still relegate women to few sectors of care and other social needs, the problem of women’s employment has been worsened by the recent economic crisis. What are the European trends when it comes to women’s education, wages and their presence in decision-making positions?

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Solidarity with Polish Women: Abortion Rights in Poland – Odzyskać wybór: o prawach aborcyjnych w Polsce [EN/PL]

Olga Franczak • 07/05/2016

Many feminists across Europe have shown solidarity with Polish women following a proposed legislation that would completely ban or extremely limit the right to abortion. What were the reactions in Poland? And is it possible that the issue only is used to divert public attention from other worrying developments in Polish politics?

Prawa kobiet w Polsce stały się niedawno niezwykle głośnym tematem w europejskich mediach w związku z planowanym znacznym ograniczeniem prawa do aborcji.

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The dangers of menstrual health products

Oonagh Eastmond • 07/03/2016

A woman’s menstrual cycle is significantly linked to the environment; disposable menstrual care products are produced using toxic chemicals, bleached with chlorine and end up on landfills as toxic waste. There are alternative products available but the international feminine hygiene brands don’t want us to know about them.

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