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Oct 29, 2019 · The Fight for Menstrual Equity Marches on in Massachusetts. 10/29/2019 by Isabel Fields. This month marked the first annual #NationalPeriodDay —organized to “elevate the issues of period poverty and demand real change to make period products more accessible for all and end the #TamponTax” and ushered in with rallies in all 50 states.
Apr 13, 2020 · 4/13/2020 by Isabel Fields. Known as the “secondary gender wage gap,” this gendered financial literacy gap negatively impacts women, constantly stifling their financial well-being. Pictured: Equal Pay Day rally in Chicago, April 2018. ( Charles Edward Miller)
- Shattering Glass Ceilings Across The Globe
- The Un’S Decade of The Woman
- Saudi Women in The Driver’S Seat
- Urgent Fights For Reproductive Rights and Health
- Critical Gains For Girls
- Brave Girls Rising
- #Metoo Echoes Across Borders
- Voices Against Violence Get Louder
- LGBTQ+ Equality Expands
- We Marched Everywhere
Since 2010, women’s political representation has grown significantly, and women have broken many barriers. Women are now24.3 percent of all national parliamentarians. Eleven women are serving as Head of State, and 12 are Head of Government. Rwanda now has the highest number of women parliamentarians, where women hold 61.3 percent of seats in the lo...
In 2010, the UN Secretary-General appointed a Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict to serve as a spokeswoman and political advocate for women experiencing conflict-related sexual violence. A year later, UN Womenwas formed to act as “global champions for women and girls” and set a “global standard for achieving gender equality.” In ...
Women in Saudi Arabia mobilized in bold and creative ways to demand their rights—successfully fighting for the elimination of the ban on women driving and the erosion of male guardianship laws. Women in Saudi Arabia now have the right to travel without a male relative’s permission, to receive equal treatment in the workplace and to obtain family do...
Since 2000, 28 countries have liberalized their abortion laws. In 2018, the Irish voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion in a referendum. In 2019, South Korea‘s Constitutional Court declared the country’s abortion ban unconstitutional. In 2014, after a 15-year-old girl in Kenya known as JMM died because of an unsafe abortion after being raped, a...
Child marriage declined around the world over the last decade. Most notable, in South Asia, a girl’s risk of marrying in childhood decreased by about one quarter between 2013 and 2018. Female genital cutting also decreased by one quarterbetween 2000 and 2018.
In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17. Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban in Pakistan after they banned girls from attending school. She survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012 and went on to become a global activist fighting for education for girls. In 2013, the European Parli...
Beginning in the fall of 2017, women across the world flooded social media with revelations of sexual harassment and assault, naming names and demanding accountability. #MeToo reportedly reached 85 countries with over 1.7 million tweets, and included many variations such as #BalanceTonPorc (#DenounceYourPig) in France, #WoYeShi in China, #QuellaVol...
Fights against femicide also took new shape over the last decade. The Argentinean campaign against gender-based violence—#NiUnaMenos, which translates to #NotOneLess—turned out 200,000 people on the Plaza del Congreso in Buenos Aires in 2015, and echoed across the region. (Italian women used the same rallying cry during the 2017 Women’s Strikes.) T...
The past decade has brought considerable progress for LGBTQ+ rights. In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed its first resolution recognizing LGBT rights. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights then issued a report documenting violations of the rights of LGBT people—including hate crimes, criminalization...
In 2017, women organized the largest single day of protest in the world—with over three million people turning out for 680 marches across the U.S. alone to protest the racism, sexism and homophobia of Donald Trump the day after his inauguration and solidarity marches erupting on every continent. In 2018, nearly 2.7 million peoplejoined at least 419...
Feb 18, 2024 · The Meaning Behind The Song: Isabel by FIELDS. The Meaning of “Isabel” The song “Isabel” by FIELDS holds a special place in my heart. Its haunting melody and poignant lyrics have resonated with me ever since I first heard it.
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Jan 27, 2021 · Isabel Fields is a Study of Women & Gender and Economics double major. With a passion for social justice, Isabel uses her public writing to educate the public in order to invigorate change. Her writing focuses on women and exposing injustices.
