by Saskia Rowley | Feb 23, 2026 | Comment, Digital Justice, Gender
The plot could easily have been from a Netflix dystopian thriller. “The Russian Guy” approaches ordinary women and girls leading ordinary lives, one walking her child to school, another stocking supermarket shelves, and a young girl walking by. “Hello. What’s your...
by Saskia Rowley | Sep 22, 2025 | Comment, Gender, GMMP, GMMP2025
A Beijing+30 reflection Exactly 30 years ago today, hope for a new dawn for women and girls was palpable. Governments and civil society that had gathered in Beijing for the Fourth UN World Conference on Women were united on a roadmap to end gender-based discrimination...
by Saskia Rowley | Nov 25, 2024 | Communication Rights
The 33rd edition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign begins today. It is natural to feel despondent that things will never change. One may ask why funding investments directed to efforts to end violence against women and girls...