gender discrimination

Maria von Känel fights for LGBT + rights organizations in Switzerland. Font: Ehe für elle

Maria von Känel: “Social acceptance grows with these political victories, but we need more changes everywhere”

On 26 September 2021, Switzerland approved marriage for same-sex couples. This political victory will enter into force in July 2022 but, for von Känel and the organisations she leads, there is much more to be done.

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Bloody Basil, by Elia Ghorbiah, is one of the short films that can be seen in Tasharuk.

Tasharuk, a space to transmit and raise awareness about culture, gender and resistance in Palestine

The website, run by five organizations, shows how the interaction between the Israeli occupation and the dominant patriarchal system in Palestine especially affects Palestinian women and girls.

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Lídia Arroyo, sociologist and researcher in the UOC's Gender and ICT research group.

Lídia Arroyo: "Social media need more of a feminist and LGBTIQ approach in their creation if they are to be a space of equality"

We talk with the sociologist and researcher in the UOC's Gender and ICT research group.

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Belén del Tovar, ICT educator and member of FemDevs i Girls Make Games.

Belén del Tovar: "As videogames start to be developed by women, they will change radically”

We interview Ana Belén del Tovar García, ICT educator, and member of FemDevs and Girls Make Games.

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Frame of the Girl Rising film.

The storytelling to change the way the world values girls

Girl Rising works with local partners by providing customized tools to build confidence and agency in girls and fight against gender discrimination.

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