Gender Democracy

In the middle of the night on March 20, 2021, a presidential decree was published in the Official Gazette, announcing Turkey would withdraw from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention. 

The United States it the only established democracy in the world failing to ratify CEDAW. While common justification lies in the realm of patriarchy and religion another lies in the notion of American exceptionalism – in fact its exemptionalism.

Gender-based violence is usually defined as violence against a person because of their actual or perceived gender. Discriminatory social norms, attitudes and practices promote notions of male privilege, dominance and violence, leading to widespread acceptance of GBV, but also to its invisibility. 

Talking about the establishment of a national committee that will tackle discrimination against LGBTIQ* people in Greece

Rising antifeminist, homo- and transphobic politics of right-wing parties in Greece, influenced by the orthodox church, are threatening progressive achievements in the country. 

On the relationship between anti-feminism and coronavirus conspiracies and how the coronavirus pandemic aids and abets anti-feminist trends.

the pandemic crises have been recorded in our individual and collective unconscious as health crises with an economic impact. But is that really the case?

Heinrich Boell Foundation Greece presents the study "Legally combatting Gender-based Discrimination in Greece" in cooperation with the Select Respect Network and the Gender Alliance Initiative on 10 of October in Athens. An experiential seminar is also organiζed following the presentation, 11-12 of October. Expressions of interest up to 04/10