Partner Research: Unravelling and countering the backlash against gender justice in Uganda
While it is right and fitting to celebrate International Women Day 2023, it is also important to understand the politics defining how the gains made by women are understood and appreciated, while being insidiously countered at the same time. There […]
Event: Agency and activism – experiences of countering backlash against gender justice
Gender-progressive policies around the world are facing significant backlash. Gender justice activists and women’s rights organisations are having to mobilise quickly to counter these attacks. The rise of racist, misogynist, populist and neo-nationalist governments, ideas, and political practices in the […]
Event: ‘Unsettling Apologies’ – seminar and book launch
Join Countering Backlash for a seminar co-hosted by the Participation, Inclusion and Social Change Cluster at the Institute of Development Studies with Melanie Judge (UCT) and Dee Smythe (UCT), the Editors of ‘Unsettling Apologies’, Priya Raghavan (IDS) and Mark Walter […]
Event: Reclaiming Trans Rights in India: Unsettling Patriarchy?
Despite a rich cultural tradition of gender-fluidity, the transgender community in India have been stigmatised as a ‘criminal tribe’ through a colonial-era law. The community has struggled for their rights over decades, and only after significant engagement with the judiciary […]
Event: Engaging men and boys on gender issues in India
Global progress on gender equality is under attack. Engaging men and boys on gender issues is a key way we can counter gender backlash. This seminar was a collaboration between Countering Backlash, Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA), and Men […]
Event: Defending online spaces for women
Social media has become a key place for gender activists to share their voices, show solidarity and mobilise action, but it has also become a focus for backlash. Online abuse and disinformation can be faced daily by women and those […]
Event: Feminist protests and politics in a world of crisis
The special issue of the Gender & Development journal covers empirical cases and current thinking on the rapidly evolving terrain of gender justice and feminist organising. In the last decade, we have witnessed a rise in racist, misogynist, populist and […]
Event: Uniting to counter backlash – roundtable
Activists, researchers, activist researchers and policymakers share experiences, concerns and tactics, asking “can work on masculinities help to counter patriarchal backlash?” and much more. This fifth and final debate in the series ‘Countering Patriarchal Backlash’ will focus on critical challenges […]
Event: Movement-building to counter patriarchal backlash
Join Countering Backlash for the fourth session in the ‘Countering Patriarchal Backlash against Gender Justice’ Ubuntu Symposium. This will be an interactive space for reflecting on experiences of anti-feminist backlash in our own contexts, and how to explore strategies to […]
The UK’s ‘anti-protest’ bill is a symptom of broader backlash
Global progress on gender equality is under threat. We are living in an age where major political and social shifts are resulting in new forces that are visibly pushing back to reverse the many gains made for women’s rights and […]
Event: Hijacking Gender? Backlash in Policy and Practice
Join Countering Backlash for the third session in the ‘Countering Patriarchal Backlash against Gender Justice’ Ubuntu Symposium. This discussion will explore anti-feminist backlash and co-option in policy spaces and its implications for policy and practice on gender equality. Title: Hijacking […]
Backlash, Body Politics and Online Misogyny
On Thursday 4 February, Countering Backlash will host the second session in the Ubuntu Symposium series ‘Countering Patriarchal Backlash against Gender Justice’. This session will delve into two key arenas in which backlash is playing out in today’s world – […]