Gender and sex

“Don’t cry – you can get pregnant again” - Georgian women on miscarriage

Georgia

August 19, 2020

Miscarriage and stillbirth are uncommon topics in Georgian society

Asexuality: an orientation the South Caucasus has a particularly hard time with

July 13, 2020

How do you explain to a person that you love them, but don’t ‘want’ them?

Stories from LGBT soldiers coming out in the Ukrainian army

GenderLife

June 29, 2020

Stories from those who were not afraid to come out

“Sometimes, husbands beat their wives” – head of Chechnya defends alleged killers of 23-year-old girl

Ramzan Kadyrov

June 28, 2020

Parents of the victim have publicly apologized to Chechen head Ramadan Kadyrov

Living surrounded by hate. LGBT individuals and their parents in Georgia

LGBT in Caucasus

June 24, 2020

Many LGBT individuals in Georgia are forced to leave the country, and their families face societal pressure

Gender roles in Georgia: who does the diapers and who leads the country

June 18, 2020

Men, women and gender relations in Georgia

Armenia: Three women saving their businesses from coronavirus

Coronavirus

June 02, 2020

The government has developed a stimulus programme for businesses affected by coronavirus – those who don’t qualify are finding ways to help themselves.

The church that supported transgender women during the COVID-19 crisis. VIDEO

Coronavirus

June 02, 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic, many transgender individuals ended up on the streets without food or shelter

The five women who crafted the Georgian constitution

May 27, 2020

The Georgian constitution of 1918 bears the signatures of five women. Who were they?

Azerbaijani feminist movement at centre of scandal after protester’s attempted suicide

March 11, 2020

A woman who wrote an "indecent" poster later attempted suicide

Feminist march in Baku: chanting over shouts of police

March 08, 2020

The unauthorized march intended to draw public attention to the problem of domestic violence and gender discrimination

What are your chances of being killed by your husband or partner?

March 08, 2020

UN data shows 137 women die everyday at the hands of their family members or partners

Things you cannot touch

March 02, 2020

The story of the inexplicable restrictions that divide life in Azerbaijan into male and female worlds

Georgia: “Emine and I shared a husband – but we loved each other like sisters”

March 01, 2020

Once upon a time, these women dreamed of studying, but according to tradition, they were married early. Now they talk about how their lives have developed since then

Yerevan’s queens of silver

Armenia

February 08, 2020

Finding themselves laid off, these women learned to work with silver and make jewelry – they started their own business and are now advocating for women's rights

Husband of 16-year-old girl kills wife in Azerbaijan two weeks after wedding

January 30, 2020

The victim’s wife was 19 years old; the marriage was given permission to go ahead by the local executive authority despite the official marriage being 18

Girl forcibly held by relatives in Azerbaijan escapes to Russia

January 22, 2020

Sevgia Ismayilova says she has been subjected to physical violence in her family since childhood

European Court of Human Rights takes up case of Georgian transgender man

January 15, 2020

Should the ECHR side with Gviniashvili, the decision will be an unprecedented one for Georgia

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