Here’s a selection of articles I’ve published on other blogs and publications.
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Period poverty affects 1 in 10 Europeans – how can we best tackle it?
Providing free products is great, but it’s vital that we demystify periods and break the social taboos surrounding this entirely natural process.
Keep reading at Volt Europa…

To build a new Europe, transgender rights must be central
The rights of trans people are inalienable – they may also hold the key to freedom for all of us.
Keep reading at Volt Europa…

Jacinda Ardern was an inspiration for women – but she shouldn’t have needed to be
The former NZ PM’s presence on the global stage underscored the importance of having intelligent, progressive women in politics. Keep reading at Volt Europa…

The gendered cost of austerity
Austerity is also a feminist issue. Following the 2008 financial crisis, many European governments imposed austerity measures, either obligated to do so by the ‘troika’.
Keep reading at DiEM25…

Cheer up (or) it might never happen
When we look at the modern activist movement, it is characterised by a single prefix: anti. Anti-capitalism, anti-globalisation, anti-fascism. This may sound like a truism…
Keep reading at DiEM25…

We can curb violence against sex workers – but not with our current policies
When it comes to sex work, why are more and more EU countries pursuing outdated, moralistic and unscientific policies? And how can we do better?
Keep reading at Volt Europa…

Criminal justice approaches to fighting human trafficking have failed – we need to centre on the victims
In the EU, there are as many as 1.3 million people living in modern slavery, but only 7,000 registered victims of trafficking.
Keep reading at Volt Europa…

Europe must push for universal reproductive freedom
We’ll need to be bold and vocal if we want to protect our existing rights and expand them to everyone in Europe.
Keep reading at Volt Europa…

This hidden medical epidemic is hurting women – but nobody cares
Approximately 30 per cent of women aged between 20 and 59 and more than half of women over 50 suffer from pelvic organ prolapse.
Keep reading at The Tempest…

Why should we care about care?
In her 2012 book of the same name, Katrine Marçal asks the seemingly frivolous question: Who cooked Adam Smith’s dinner?
Keep reading at DiEM25…
