News and Updates

March 14, 2022, 6:32 a.m.

'Gender Identity' in the EU - WDI report

The promotion of ‘gender identity’ versus protection from sex discrimination in the European Union in 2022 - a report from WDI

March 10, 2022, 6:46 a.m.

Women attacked at IWD protests all over the world

Women marching for International Women's Day have been attacked in Paris, Barcelona, Brussels, Santiago and Ankara.

March 2, 2022, 7:16 p.m.

'I want people to wake up to the world we are creating for women.'

Swimming World reports on the talk given by a mother of an Ivy League swimmer at Feminist Question Time on 26 February.

Feb. 25, 2022, 7:35 p.m.

WDI Portugal launches new webinar series

This series of webinars will be led by radical feminists whose voices have cancelled. Tired of not being able to freely share our ideas on social medias, schools and universities, we created this women-only safe space for exchange and reflection. Read more

Feb. 22, 2022, 6:13 a.m.

Detrans Awareness Day - 12 March

Detrans Awareness Day takes place on 12 March. Visit the website for more information on what you can do to support detransitioners.

Feb. 17, 2022, 1:39 p.m.

LAVA press release: proposed law is deeply homophobic

Lesbian Action for Visibility Aotearoa (LAVA) expresses serious concerns about the proposed Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill, not only because the legislative process was undemocratic and non-representational, but in particular because its wording mandates the very practices it aims to prevent.

Feb. 8, 2022, 6:47 a.m.

Please support Raquel Rosario Sanchez

UPDATED 11 FEBRUARY. Please support feminist Raquel Rosario Sanchez in her court action against Bristol University, which starts today, 8 February, until 14 February. Click the link to read more about her case.

Feb. 3, 2022, 5:54 p.m.

UNsynced: UN out of sync with grassroots global feminists

Anna Kerr of Feminist Legal Clinic and WDI Australia discusses the UN's failure to consider women's rights.

Jan. 29, 2022, 5:40 p.m.

Inclusive language risks ‘dehumanising women’, top researchers argue

Replacing words like “women” and “mothers” with terms like “birth-givers” and “pregnant people” in research risks dehumanising women and would harm decades of work to improve the visibility of women in medical literature. Read more in the Sydney Morning Herald