Women in Politics: New Approaches to the Political
women leadership / research / education / LGBTQ+ / arts and cultural projects and events / home violence / harassment / feminism / childbirth and maternity / reproductive rights / ethnic minorities
Belarus
Coverage: Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries
Type: Initiative
Description:
“WOMEN IN POLITICS: NEW APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL” is an educational feminist journal. The mission of the journal is to raise gender awareness among political actors and promote equality of opportunity for women and other marginalized groups in Belarus and beyond. The journal contributes to an anti-oppressive body of teaching materials on women’s, gender, sexuality and anti-violence issues. “Women in Politics” approaches current political issues in Belarus and post-Soviet states from a feminist perspective. The journal offers critical analysis of current events in Belarusian society and the post-Soviet countries. It is published in Russian and Belarusian.
The journal “WOMEN IN POLITICS: NEW APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL” emerged as part of a project on the inclusion of women in politics. The project is supported by the International Centre for Gender Initiatives “ADLIGA: Women for Full Citizenship”. “ADLIGA” is a women’s non-profit organization which struggles for gender equality and equity, and fights against social deprivation and other kinds of injustice. The publication of the journal dedicated to the complex dynamics of politics and gender is crucial for Belarus. At present, there is a substantial lack of periodical publications that openly discuss the issues related to gender, power, politics and culture in the former Soviet countries. Therefore, the journal “WOMEN IN POLITICS: NEW APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL” comes into Belarusian and post-Soviet public space at the right time.
Aims and objectives:
The journal targets political and social activists. It also speaks to a generation of emerging scholars interested in political, social and cultural concerns related to women’s participation in political movements in Belarus and to gender studies more broadly.
- The journal helps raise a new generation of Belarusian and Eastern European social and political activists who are aware of and stand for gender diversity and equal opportunity;
- The journal promotes democratic values. Its presence in post-Soviet media space contributes to gradual changes in the perception and acceptance of human rights;
- The journal makes a case for a feminist agenda in politics, creates a space for discussion on democracy and a friendly environment for women to express their political and social agenda;
- We contribute to the enhancement of social solidarity in general and women’s solidarity in particular;
- Materials published in our journal facilitate changes in the university and secondary/high school teaching curricula as well as in the general public attitude towards gender issues;
- Our readers are challenged to reflect on their own social and political agency and communicate their knowledge about gender equality and equal opportunity to their activist peers, co-workers and family members.
Main activities:
The journal offers a series of thematically organized issues in order to be more accessible to the general public, activist training programs, and self-education initiatives. Currently we are working on the following themed issues: gender and citizenship, the politics of emotions, the politics of knowledge and public education, social and economic equality, gender in media policies, gender and nationalism, capitalism, body image, and women in disaster studies.
Type: Initiative
Description:
“WOMEN IN POLITICS: NEW APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL” is an educational feminist journal. The mission of the journal is to raise gender awareness among political actors and promote equality of opportunity for women and other marginalized groups in Belarus and beyond. The journal contributes to an anti-oppressive body of teaching materials on women’s, gender, sexuality and anti-violence issues. “Women in Politics” approaches current political issues in Belarus and post-Soviet states from a feminist perspective. The journal offers critical analysis of current events in Belarusian society and the post-Soviet countries. It is published in Russian and Belarusian.
The journal “WOMEN IN POLITICS: NEW APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL” emerged as part of a project on the inclusion of women in politics. The project is supported by the International Centre for Gender Initiatives “ADLIGA: Women for Full Citizenship”. “ADLIGA” is a women’s non-profit organization which struggles for gender equality and equity, and fights against social deprivation and other kinds of injustice. The publication of the journal dedicated to the complex dynamics of politics and gender is crucial for Belarus. At present, there is a substantial lack of periodical publications that openly discuss the issues related to gender, power, politics and culture in the former Soviet countries. Therefore, the journal “WOMEN IN POLITICS: NEW APPROACHES TO THE POLITICAL” comes into Belarusian and post-Soviet public space at the right time.
Aims and objectives:
The journal targets political and social activists. It also speaks to a generation of emerging scholars interested in political, social and cultural concerns related to women’s participation in political movements in Belarus and to gender studies more broadly.
- The journal helps raise a new generation of Belarusian and Eastern European social and political activists who are aware of and stand for gender diversity and equal opportunity;
- The journal promotes democratic values. Its presence in post-Soviet media space contributes to gradual changes in the perception and acceptance of human rights;
- The journal makes a case for a feminist agenda in politics, creates a space for discussion on democracy and a friendly environment for women to express their political and social agenda;
- We contribute to the enhancement of social solidarity in general and women’s solidarity in particular;
- Materials published in our journal facilitate changes in the university and secondary/high school teaching curricula as well as in the general public attitude towards gender issues;
- Our readers are challenged to reflect on their own social and political agency and communicate their knowledge about gender equality and equal opportunity to their activist peers, co-workers and family members.
Main activities:
The journal offers a series of thematically organized issues in order to be more accessible to the general public, activist training programs, and self-education initiatives. Currently we are working on the following themed issues: gender and citizenship, the politics of emotions, the politics of knowledge and public education, social and economic equality, gender in media policies, gender and nationalism, capitalism, body image, and women in disaster studies.