Equality

Karen Celis and Sarah Childs argue that if we are to make our democracies more equal and more representative, we need a multifaceted approach.

Breaking the silos of the mainstream and in gender equality policies requires a new approach centred around justice.

The EU’s strategy for tackling gender discrimination may be a new chapter for gender equality in Europe, but the road ahead is long and winding.

Human rights and neoliberalism both rose to prominence in the last decades of the 20th century, but what is the relationship between the two?

In the UK, women spearheaded early campaigns for a basic income. Natalie Bennett explains why the feminist case for a UBI remains strong today.

An interview with Ralf Fücks, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Now that Merkel has triumphed in the German elections, one of the opposition’s main aims – the establishment of a national minimum wage – is likely to miss the boat and be left behind. Prospects are bleak for the growing numbers of working poor.

Despite some flaws, the bill on same sex-marriage is a positive step in the right direction.

France’s experience with immigration teaches us that unless we provide real equality, including political and social rights, we will always struggle as a society to cope with our changing demographics. For this to happen, we need to step out of our national context and see this as an issue that needs European level and global attention. This includes looking at environmental and social problems from a global perspective.

Blonde young women stripping off their shirts to protest for… women’s rights.