Organization enabled a generation of revolutionary Colombian women to find place in civil society
Feminism articles on Democracy Chronicles
Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women. Also see our collection of articles on Women and elections.
The Gender Voting Gap is Widening in America
With numerous controversial issues at play, the gender voting gap increasingly apparent this cycle
The Story Behind Winning Canadian Women’s Suffrage
Local customs threw up unusual barriers for the activists who secured Canadian women’s suffrage
VIDEO: Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq Documents Women’s Sex Strike
Director Spike Lee discusses his new film Chi-Raq about famed anti-violence sex strike in Chicago
Suffragette Film Documents British Women’s Vote Struggle
Hollywood explores British women’s fight for vote in new Suffragette film by Sarah Gavron
Union Square Protest for Women’s Right to Abortion
A group of forty or so protested in favor of safe and legal abortion at the south end of Union Square in Manhattan yesterday after the attack on a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Perpetual Troubles of the Chinese Feminist Movement
Grave danger and state repression follow the Chinese feminist movement closely amid crucial times
Trouble at the Top of Women’s Equality Party
Three different women claim top spot in Women’s Equality Party in high level controversy for group
The Importance of a New Push For African Women Politicians
Fast changing continent is in dire need of more African women politicians for new generation
Why a Woman Should be Next UN Secretary General
The time is way past due for first woman UN Secretary General after decades of male leadership