Global Feminist Link Love: December 5-11

Hey Global Feminists!

Below are a list of links to blog posts and news stories about what other global feminists have been up to this past week. But we also want to know: what have you been reading/writing this week? Share your own link love in the comments!

"Kenyan film director Wanuri Kahiu revealed her participation in an exciting new film initiative - ImagiNations."

Africa

• Africa: New study reveals women not benefiting from trade agreements (Pambazuka)
• Nigeria: First Female Military Pilot Promises Not to let the Nation Down (allAfrica)

Asia

• When does friendly banter cross the line? (AsiaOne)
• Fear of a Return of the Taliban (Asia Sentinel)
• The Iron Lady – “The media has called Sharmila the Iron Lady of Manipur. She might be better understood as the lady of the flowers who will face down the military.” (Guernica)

Europe

• ‘Honour’ crimes against women in UK rising rapidly, figures show (AWID)
• European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) hears another second-parent adoption case (Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage)

Latin America

• Building an Alliance to end Gender-based Violence in Central America (IPPF/WHR)

Middle East

• Yemen: Child Marriage Spurs Abuse of Girls and Women (HRW)
• The Saudi ‘study’ that finds all women drivers on the road to immortality (The Guardian)
• In Lebanon, Violence Between the Sheets is Legal (Womens eNews)

North America

• What 97 Percent of Girls’ Hockey Players Don’t Have (Women Talk Sports)
• Stranger sexual harassment part 1 – “It’s a vicious cycle. A stranger sexually harasses a woman, increasing her fear of rape. Because of this fear, most women choose to avoid or ignore the harasser. Because there is no legal recourse in most situations, the woman knows she can’t do anything about it because it is just part of every-day life. Because there are no consequences for the men that harass, and because most women don’t confront them, men think it is acceptable behavior and continue to do it.”  (Feminist Legal Theory)
• Plan B: An Oral History (GOOD)

Oceania

• New Zealand’s Hell Pizza Catching Hell For Transphobic ‘Misfortune’ Cookie (TransGriot)
• An Intersex Mayor in Australia (The Czech)
• Marriage isn’t everything: the other fights for LGBT rights in Australia (Global Comment)

Global

• Participation of women in protests a reflection of their desire for change (UN News Centre)
• Women and Economic Opportunity and International Comparison (The Society’s Images)

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