THE CLIMATE CRISIS HAS AN IMPACT ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH
A Fuoco | ITA
Climate change hits those who menstruate hardest, amplifying vulnerabilities through floods, droughts, and disrupted access to clean water and sanitary products. In emergencies like Pakistan’s floods or Kenya’s droughts, women and girls face heightened risks of infections, toxic shock syndrome, and gender-based violence from lacking facilities and supplies. Without targeted aid—beyond food and shelter—the climate crisis widens gender disparities, turning menstrual health into a public rights issue ignored at great cost.
DEEPNUDE: THE LATEST ABUSE OF WEBSITES
L’Espresso | ITA
The femicide of Giulia Cecchettina brought back into public debate the systemic nature of gender-based violence, a phenomenon that affects all areas of a woman’s life, both online and offline. Like any system, all aspects of this violence are interconnected, including technology. Deepfakes exemplify this, using AI to create almost indistinguishable synthetic images from real content, turning bodies into digital puppets that can be manipulated at will, impacting not only politicians and celebrities but others as well.
THE DANGEROUS LIES SPREAD BY ANTI-ABORTIONISTS TO OBSTRUCT FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Facta.news | ITA
So-called “pro-life” organizations have, for years, based their fight against abortion on a series of often unfounded claims that are not supported by science or data.
WHAT THE MORGAN CASE TELLS US ABOUT HANDLING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Lifegate | ITA
Threats, stalking, insults, and revenge porn: these are some of the violent and serious actions that Marco Castoldi, known as Morgan, allegedly carried out against singer and musician Angelica Schiatti, with whom he had a past relationship.
GENDER DISINFORMATION IS A REAL THREAT TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Facta.news | ITA
Gendered disinformation targets women in power like Greta Thunberg and Laura Boldrini, weaponizing lies, deepfakes, and misogynistic abuse to silence their influence and erode rights. Online vitriol spills into real-world threats, amplifying patriarchal backlash against activists, journalists, and politicians while undermining democracy itself. From #TurettaNonEsiste denialism to menstrual myths, these campaigns hit hardest where stigma thrives, demanding urgent fact-checking and platform accountability.
SEX WORK: A JOB THAT REMAINS TABOO
QCode Magazine | ITA
Sex work remains a hidden taboo in Italy, where the 1958 Merlin law criminalizes solidarity and organization among workers, denying them labor rights, welfare protections, or state support. During the Covid-19 lockdowns, sex workers faced total abandonment, without income, aid, or safety nets, pushing many online or into desperation while collectives like Ombre Rosse distributed emergency food and rent aid through grassroots crowdfunding. Activists demand decriminalization to dismantle stigma, guarantee basic worker rights, and end the marginalization that exposes them to violence and psychological strain.
WHY ITALY IS NOT A COUNTRY FOR WOMEN, ACCORDING TO THE DATA
Facta.news | ITA
Not just femicides: the numbers depict a context in which inequality is present in many areas of women’s daily lives, from work to education and even health.
IS ABORTION TRULY FREE AND ACCESSIBLE IN ITALY?
Facta.news | ITA
Testimonies like that of Linda Feki show how abortion, which should be a right, is often discouraged by healthcare personnel.
TACKLING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN KOSOVO: GENDER-BLIND OR GENDER-SENSITIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES?
T.wai | ITA
Kosovo fights violent extremism not just through men’s incarceration but by reintegrating women and children repatriated from ISIS zones, where 55 kosovare females joined 300 men between 2012-2019. State strategies since 2015 shifted from repression to prevention, spotlighting gender roles in radicalization amid poverty, youth unemployment, and identity voids that pull in entire families. Yet vague data and media hype obscure realities, leaving women’s de-radicalization, often sidelined as a male issue, key to breaking cycles of violence and marginality.