Maria Karapetyan (Anahit of Erebuni)
As more and more women choose to enter politics in revolutionary ‘New Armenia’, a debate is raging within the country’s feminist circles: how best to transform Armenia's patriarchal systems — from within or without. [Read more…]
The 10 December 2017 ‘Take Back the Night’ rally organised by the Independent Group of Feminists against sexual violence, demanding efficient legislation against sexual harassment (Dato Parulava /OC Media)
Despite a rise in the awareness of women’s rights in Georgia, feminist activists have found themselves up against a deeply-rooted culture that hinders further progress. Early marriages, a lack of recognition of the need for more female decision-makers, and impassivity towards women’s issues in the male-dominated parliament create a compounding, socially-driven force that stands on the way of gender equality.
(Mari Nikuradze /OC Media)
Dozens of women’s rights activists gathered in Tbilisi on 10 December to rally against sexual violence and harassment. [Read more…]
Women’s March on 19 July in Tbilisi (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Women’s rights activists have presented a petition to Georgia’s Parliament calling sexual harassment to be outlawed in public and at workplaces. [Read more…]
Child marriage and forced marriage in Azerbaijan leave some young women with an impossible choice: family or freedom. In spite of pressure from family, the police, and schools, some unwilling brides-to-be still decide to run away. [Read more…]
Women’s March on 19 July in Tbilisi (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Around 150 people gathered on Tbilisi’s Aghmashenebeli Avenue on 19 July, in solidarity with a woman who was threatened with gang rape after criticising a far-right march in the city. Aghmashenebeli was recently host to the ethno-nationalist, male-dominated ‘March of Georgians’.
