What I’m Struggling With: A Decade of Pushing for Menstrual Justice
The 28th of May marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day, with the seemingly simple goal of “making menstruation a normal fact…
What I’m Struggling With: Cities Designed By and For Men
My journey began in my home country of Morocco, where I worked as a project manager for a big investment…
3 Years of Women in Dev: Introducing Our 2023 Programme
Four years ago we started planning a conference that we wanted to be totally different from others happening in the…
What I’m Struggling With: The Never-Ending Fight For Gender Equality
Trigger warning: gender-based violence I was only 14 when I walked into the course that would change my life. I…
Geçmiş Olsun Türkiye: Get Well Soon, Türkiye
A huge international effort has mobilised to provide support to Türkiye and Syria in the wake of a devastating 7.8…
What I’m Struggling With: Being A Feminist Activist in Latin America
Being an activist and feminist is no easy task. Both are seen in a derogatory sense in so many places,…
Women in Dev Steering Committee Spotlight – Natalia-Nana Lesterbush
Please start by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do? Okay. Well, I’m Natalia-Nana. My pronouns…
Zan. Zendegi. Azadi: Woman. Life. Freedom.
Since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s tragic death on 17th September—at the hands of Iran’s so-called “morality police” for the alleged crime…
What Africa Can Learn From Kenya’s Online Harassment of Female Politicians
We live in a world where 50% of adolescent girls experience online harassment prior to reaching Kenya’s and the most…
Women in Dev Steering Committee Spotlight – Uma Mishra-Newbery
Please start by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do? Sure! So I’ve been working in…