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Removal of the "Advancing Health Equity for Intersex Individuals" Document

Recent executive orders from the Trump administration have led to the removal of the Advancing Health Equity for Intersex Individuals document from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website.This document was a crucial step in recognizing the healthcare needs of intersex individuals.

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Gender Equality Index 2024: Tackling violence against women, tackling gender inequalities

The 2024 Gender Equality Index Thematic Focus by EIGE highlights the widespread and severe issue of violence against women in the EU, which remains under-reported. Despite legal progress, including the 2024 EU Directive and the 2023 Istanbul Convention, gaps persist with five Member States yet to

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The teaching body in sexuality education – intersections of age, gender, and sexuality

On September 23, 2023 the international magazine Sex Education published the paper written by Rebecka Fingalsson entitled "The teaching body in sexuality education - intersections of age, gender, and sexuality".The paper illustrates how teachers are influenced by age, gender, and sexuality in

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Improving legal responses to counter femicide in the European Union: Perspectives from victims and professionals

The European Institute for Gender Equality published its latest report on feminicides on the 7th February 2023, which sheds light on this phenomenon that is still so pervasive in our societies.Feminicide, commonly known as the killing of a woman because of gender, is the most extreme form of gender

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Who is afraid of Gender ?

The Center for Gender Studies of the University of Cambridge recently announced that it has made available on YouTube the lecture held on April 26 by professor and writer Judith Butler on the theme of resistance and fears in our societies against of gender issues.Judith Butler is an American post

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