Impressions of the Rosa Manus Lecture 2018 by Maxine Molyneux on Latin American feminism.

On June 30, 2017, the former French politician, Simone Veil, died at the age of 89. Veil is considered an icon in France in the struggle for women’s rights.

Ameera BinKaram was considered a role model for the empowerment of women in Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates. With her death, Sharjah has lost a fervent advocate for the emancipation of women.

The Egyptian feminist and human rights campaigner Mozn Hassan (1979) has won the 2016 Right Livelihood Award for their commitment in difficult circumstances to equal rights for women.

Activist Berta Cáceres courageously dedicated her life to the struggle for human rights and the environment.

Conversations with young people show that a certain type of sexual behavior is more often approved for boys than for girls. A girl with changing sex partners is quickly called whore or slut, whereas the same behavior in a boy is often considered cool.