Gender and Feminisms

In 2015, The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was celebrating their 100th anniversary. In light of this monumental event, WILPF gave name to the movement it has been advocating for the past 100 years, Women’s Power to…

Given that it is becoming increasingly difficult to denounce violence, wars and genocide because the mainstream media labels us as anti-Semitic, pro-Russian or woke.  Today I launched a petition inviting girls and women to declare their commitment to build a…

(Français ci-dessous) Paris  The Casablanca Declaration welcomes the report presented on 14 July 2025 by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, which marks a historic breakthrough in the fight against surrogacy (see the…

Watchdog Group Lists 48 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated With Mercury 15 August 2025, Quezon City.  As the eighth anniversary of the global entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is observed on August 16, the toxics watchdog group…

By Geri Matthew Carretero “We’ve gotten used to hustle culture, but in simple ways like self-screening, we allow ourselves to rest, to take charge, and to say, “My life matters.” — Ana Patricia “Patreng” Non When Ana Patricia “Patreng” Non…

Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made in the region. By Roger D. Harris, Becca…

by Rita Bhowmick, Dhaka Bureau, edited by Sharmin Rahman & Sheikh Arif (panel editor of Pressenza Dhaka Bureau) Women from all walks of life have historically played a crucial role in humanitarian movements, whether political, social, educational, or cultural. Their…

A year ago, billboards and posters across the country announced what was to be a landmark event: World Pride 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of Pride in Washington, D.C. Expectations soared. Many imagined it would be the celebration of the…

Today the World Social Forum of Intersections in Montreal proposed an inspiring lecture entitled “Between Intersectionality and Intersections: Living Theories, Urgent Actions” with activist and professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is internationally recognized for introducing the concept of intersectionality, a critical…

Paris, May 22, 2025 On the occasion of the 2nd Pan-African Conference on Family Values, delegations of NGOs from the African continent met in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 12 to 17, 2025. The Casablanca Declaration is delighted that, among the projects…