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Does the demolition of the welfare state mean the emergence of a new social model? Development based on consumption is not the answer; should we change our habits or keep repeating the old mistakes? The European crisis has imposed new problems on the world for which we must find new solutions.

She wakes up in the morning with no dreams on the table, no plans for the future and nothing but the promise of around 30 to 50 men paying to touch her body, to violate her pride and make pleasure out of her suffering. Beaten, raped, threatened and void of […]

Ever wondered what fate might await a woman in Pakistan’s Taliban infested area if she played squash — or any other sport for that matter? Stoning? Flogging? Beheading? Maybe! But there’s one young Pakistani woman of Waziristan origin who has defied all the bans imposed by the Taliban on women […]

Media craves news that attracts huge audiences and breaking news seems to be an indispensible part of every news channel. Reports having to do with women are always attention-grabbing, whether they be the appointment of the pregnant Marissa Mayer as CEO of Yahoo! in California or the shooting of Malala […]

The Serbian labor market is beset by huge problems. They include violations of workers’ rights in many forms, but one particularly entrenched problem is gender-based discrimination in the labor market and at the workplace. According to recent research by the Victimology Society of Serbia, 72,2% of women have experienced gender-based […]