Paula Gunn Allen (1939-2008) was an American poet, literary critic, activist, professor, and novelist. With works that often...
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Speech: UN Women: enabling, influencing, supporting and empowering
Opening Statement of UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Annual Session of the Executive Board, June 18, 2024
Wordsmiths: Mae V. Cowdery
Mae V. Cowdery (1909 – 1953) was a poet in the Harlem Renaissance literary movement. Her brief, but successful career as a...
Wordsmiths: Wu Zao
Wu Zao (1799-c.1862) was a poet who wrote homoerotic poems and plays. Despite being married to a wealthy man, she longed for...
Breaking barriers, building futures – a second chance for women refugees and the communities that host them in Uganda
Uganda hosts 1,644,870 refugees today, and nearly 56 per cent of them have come from South Sudan, fleeing conflict and hunger....
LGBTIQ+ migrants face unique risks, starting with the perception that they are second-class citizens – Interview with migrant rights activist Rey Perez Asis from The Philippines
Even as the backlash against gender equality and rights intensify, only an estimated 37 countries grant asylum to persons...
Wordsmiths: Laudomia Forteguerri
Laudomia (1515-unknown) is thought to be Italy’s earliest lesbian writer and may have been one of the first women who had...
Call for action: Urgent humanitarian response for Gaza
Remarks by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director at the Conference “Call for Action:...
Wordsmiths: Sophia Parnok
Sophia Parnok (1885-1933) was one of Russia’s first openly lesbian poets. While she’s not as known outside of...
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