• March: The Future is Feminist

    In this issue we have asked FES partners and friends from around the world how they imagine a feminist future.


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  • December: Quizzed on holidays, paid leave, and the right to recess

    The special end-of-year issue, comes with a quiz on the right to recess and the history of the holiday. Test your knowledge and share with your...


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  • November: Energy transformation and climate change

    Will the future be solar? Will it be wind-powered? Geothermal? We need talks of energy transformation to account for ownership or participation by the...


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  • October: People-oriented planning can shape cities that work for everyone.

    If urban planning is led by communities, can it make cities—and the wider economy—more inclusive and socially just?


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Creating a Feminist Europe: An Interview with Maria Noichl

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New technology, same old exploitation: questions to Ken Loach

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04.03.2020

Creating a Feminist Europe: An Interview with Maria Noichl

Maria Noichl, SPD MEP and rapporteur in the European Parliament for the Gender Equality Strategy. Photo by SPD Europe.

The election of the First Woman Commissioner of the European Union in 2019...


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Family Laws in the MENA Region A Tool for Subordination

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A New Look at Capitalism and Democracy

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