Why I am a feminist
Why are you a feminist? To celebrate International Women's Day, we put this question to ActionAid community campaigners. Read why they consider themselves feminists - and why it's important to them.
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Join ActionAid as a supporter or campaigner, and you could help fight for feminism and human rights around the world. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid
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Dr Kendi Guantai, ActionAid UK’s Chair of Trustees at the Parliamentary event in November. Photo: ActionAid
Let women and girls lead: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is an annual international campaign, which activists observe to amplify their calls for change.
ActionAid UK met decision makers at a Parliamentary event this November to show decision-makers how women and girls are leading the way to end violence in their communities.
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Our girl-led research project, designed and carried out by teams in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia and the UK, provides an opportunity to shift power back to girls and express their power to make change. Photo: Maitree Muzumdar/ActionAid
Why I became an activist - building solidarity with girls globally
As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence starts, ActionAid Community Campaigner, 20-year-old Sharvari reflects on how she became an activist and what activism really means.
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Women campaigning for street lights in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make the cities' streets safer for women. Photo: ActionAid
#MeToo: Four reflections five years on
Five years on from the rise of #MeToo, four ActionAid UK Community Campaigners share their reflections on how the movement changed things and where it's headed next.
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AActionAid's climate justice activists Monicah and Safa at the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid
My local activism in a global movement
This International Women's Day, read how Feima got involved with our Community Campaigner Network and how you could join in this year.
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In Uganda Cossy, a survivor of violence, now works as a basket weaver, and does outreach in her community to support other survivors. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid
Violence in the workplace: women demand change
Content warning: violence against women.
Find out how violence affects women in the workplace around the world, and how vital it is that the International Labour Organisation's Convention 190 is ratified by governments worldwide, immediately.
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