Reflections on feminist cultural diplomacy Published: 13 March 2024 What can a Feminist Foreign Policy look like and what is a Feminist Cultural Diplomacy? Dr. Ines Kappert was invited by the Federal Foreign Office to share feminist reflections on an upcoming reorientation.
Feminist Foreign Policy Guidelines of the German Federal Foreign Office Published: 13 March 2024 In the e-paper, Network 1325 comments on the Foreign Office's guidelines on feminist foreign policy.
Reproductive Justice - An Introduction Published: 30 August 2023 Whether, how and with whom we have children is a very intimate question, but also one of social justice. The brochure introduces the activist concept of Reproductive Justice as developed by Black feminists in the 1990s in the U.S. and transfers it to struggles for reproductive self-determination and equitable distribution of resources today in Germany. English version not available in print. Verfügbar auch auf Deutsch (Pdf and Print) y disponible en Español.
Intersectionality and refugee women Published: 8 November 2021 This study critically examines some of the gendered and racialized notions about migrants embedded in and institutionalized through the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, by engaging with the definitory and conceptual unclarities as to who the Pact defines as “especially vulnerable groups” and according to which criteria, making a relevant contribution to ongoing debates with regard to the EU’s future migration and border politics.
Perspectives #01/2021: African Feminisms Across Generations Published: 5 July 2021 This special edition of Perspectives reflects on, analyzes and documents the evolution of African feminisms and feminist action that African activists have taken up to address both old as well as persistent and new threats to women’s rights and gender justice. It also reflects on lessons learned from African feminist practices for current and future generations across the region.
The state of content moderation for the LGBTIQA+ community and the role of the EU Digital Services Act Published: 21 June 2021 Social media platforms play a crucial role in supporting freedom of expression in today's digital societies. Platforms can empower groups that have previously been silenced. However, platforms also host hateful and illegal content, often targeted at minorities, and content is prone to being unfairly censored by algorithmically biased moderation systems. This report analyzes the current environment of content moderation, particularly bringing to light negative effects for the LGBTIQA+ community, and provides policy recommendations for the forthcoming negotiations on the EU Digital Services Act.
Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice Published: 21 June 2021 Existing content moderation practices, both algorithmically-driven and people-determined, are rooted in white colonialist culture. Black women’s opinions, experiences, and expertise are suppressed and their online communication streams are removed abruptly, silently, and quickly. Studying content moderation online has unearthed layers of algorithmic misogynoir, or racist misogyny directed against Black women. Tech companies, legislators and regulators in the U.S. have long ignored the continual mistreatment, misuse, and abuse of Black women online. This paper explores algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation and makes the case for the regular examination of the impact of content moderation tactics on Black women and other minoritized communities.
The Istanbul Convention and Queer Women Seeking Asylum Published: 10 June 2021 The Queer European Asylum Network has published a Policy Report which calls on all EU member states that have ratified or signed the Istanbul Convention to protect lesbian, bisexual, queer, intersex and trans women as a particularly vulnerable group from gender-based violence.
Current Populism in Europe Published: 28 April 2021 The book Current Populism in Europe: Gender-Backlash and Counter-strategies aims at exploring populism from various new conceptual, empirical and methodological perspectives.