Category: Politics & Current Affairs
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As the Planet Burns, So Do Women.
Lambrini studies History and International Relations The relationship between gender and climate change, to some, may seem tenuously linked. Climate change, evidently, affects us all. 2022 marked the sixth warmest year on record, with the rate of global warming having doubled since 1981. Natural disasters dominated the globe in 2022, with the Pakistan floods, European…
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The vital role of women in peacebuilding
Rosie studies International Relations For the majority of women, a war-torn country severely impacts their livelihood. There are countless examples of systematic rapes and murders of women during times of conflict, as well as sexual slavery and exploitation, and various other sex-based forms of violence. Despite, or possibly in spite of this, studies show the…
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A New Generation of Voters
Lina studies in the War Studies department The U.S. Midterms in 2022 were predicted to be a “Red Wave.” Experts and news outlets were certain Americans would vote abundantly Republican for Congress, making the democratic President’s job much more difficult since the executive and legislative branches of government must work together to agree on which…
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Archived, Gender, Intersectionality, Politics & Current Affairs, Sex & the Body, Structural Sexism, Violence Against Womxn
Reflections on the world as it is today
The author made a request to remain anonymous. When I was growing up I was so excited to finally ‘enter’ the adult world- I seriously couldn’t wait and spent hours fantasizing about what that life would be like. The thought of finally getting a voice was gratifying, yet strange because of how I was raised.…
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#FreeHerFace in Afghanistan
Anna Frediani is a French undergraduate studying Economics & Management at King’s and Economics & Political Science at Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She would love to pursue a career in the United Nations as she is passionate about gender studies and international relations. Following the announcement of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, Taliban…
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The war over Ukraine and the collateral damage we need to talk about
Sofia Lopez Simpson is a second year International Relations student. Her hobbies and interests include playing the guitar and spending hours making spotify playlists. Looks like the spotlight is going to the Ukrainian army fighting Russia. Now do not get me wrong, they deserve the spotlight they are receiving and more. But let’s not forget…
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Food poverty in the United Kingdom
Loura Al Alanezi is a Politics (BA) student. She is from Kuwait, and she reports on the topics of poverty, mobility, security and conflict. Her hobbies include reading books and painting. Food poverty and its consequent impacts such as malnutrition have become more prominent within the United Kingdom due to increased costs of living, including food…
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Palestinian Displacement: from the perspective of women
The author made a request to remain anonymous. Palestinian women have experienced conflict, resisted the oppressive Israeli government all whilst maintaining their household and worrying about their families’ safety and stability. For the past 67 years, Palestinians’ house and village demolitions have become widespread. Forced evictions are related to ethnic cleansing and associated state crimes…
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Gendered impact of War in light of the recent Russia-Ukraine war
The author made a request to remain anonymous. News headlines and social media highlight the recent aggression Ukraine is experiencing. Russia has been launching rockets and bombs within Ukrainian cities where civilians are situated in, and additionally, places of target have been essential facilities such as hospitals- a maternity ward in Mariupol was attacked and…
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Women are being left behind, but they are the key to battling Climate Change
Sofia Lopez Simpson is a second year International Relations student. Her hobbies and interests include playing the guitar and spending hours making spotify playlists. Climate change is inevitably affecting everyone’s lives, though it should be noted that women and men experience it differently. Climate change is also affecting the poorest communities the most, as unpredictable…
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Roberta Metsola
Anna Frediani is a French undergraduate studying Economics & Management at King’s and Economics & Political Science at Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She would love to pursue a career in the United Nations as she is passionate about gender studies and international relations. 43 years after the election of Simone Veil, the conservative anti-abortion Roberta Metsola became…
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Not Just a Few ‘Bad Apples’: The Institutional Misogyny of the Met Police
Megan Baker is a second year undergraduate History student at King’s. She is particularly interested in women’s unpaid care responsibilities, maternity leave provision, reproductive rights and violence against women. On 10 February 2022, the first woman to run the Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida Dick, resigned over reports of institutional misogyny and racism within the police service.…
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