Luisa Betti Dakli

Africa, where war rape on women continue and is never ended

It was 1976, and Susan Brownmiller, author of one of the first posters concerning gender violence (Against our will. Men, women and sexual violence), wrote: "The defense of women has been, from the down of time, symbol of men’s...

Lockdown in Africa meridionale: per le donne il pericolo è in casa

A causa del Covid nei paesi dell'Africa meridionale, alcune case sono diventati enclave di crudeltà, stupri e violenze per donne e ragazze intrappolate con familiari abusanti e senza nessun posto dove segnalare o sfuggire al pericolo. Secondo Amnesty International,...

Women refugees and violence: why the dial with Libya is full of blood

It daily appears on the newspapers’ pages and it's often used as mere political propaganda without addressing the real cause or a realistic plan of action for a phenomenon that is growing, caused by the continuing conflicts coming from...

Harassment, rape and power in the Swing dance community

On October 10 the New Yorker published Ronan Farrow’s investigative report in which more than 30 women tell their stories of sexual assault and harassment by Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer. They are employees, costume designers, models, and...

Movement #metoo and Weinstein: what role did the media play in the complaint of harassments at work?

It is true, media cover a key role: both when trying to provide a proper narrative without falling in a stereotyped and discriminatory story of women, and when capturing the usual sexist and re-victimizing pattern. However, although even the mainstream...

Ho denunciato il padre e ora sono la mamma orco che aliena il figlio

Sono una donna, una madre che si attacca disperatamente alla vita e scrivo questa lettera inviandola a lei, come se fosse un ultimo messaggio di speranza in una bottiglia buttata nell'Oceano. Scampata più volte alla morte per strangolamento, ho...
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