Black women

Even though significant progress has been made in advancing women’s rights since the Fourth World Conference on Women, the issue of gender-based political violence – particularly as it affects Black women – was not sufficiently prioritised in the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing, in 1995. This work analyses the resolutions and political […]

Since 2010, the far-right in Brazil has led the backlash to feminism, sexual and gender diversity, racial equality, and other human rights agendas. In this article, we shed light on the devastating impact of the comeback of conservatism and Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency on the lives of Black women. Next, we draw from the interviews conducted […]

Trade unions exist to harness workers’ collective action as a means of challenging the dominant power structures that seek to exploit their labour. This article highlights the experiences of Black women trade unionists in different parts of the world who were motivated to join trade unions in order to defend workers’ rights and to advance […]