Milena Rampoldi

Abortion in Venezuela | The arduous fight for the legalization of the right to decide

Induced abortion, or the voluntary interruption of unplanned, unwanted, and unexpected pregnancy, is a controversial issue that gives rise to divergent opinions and confrontations that involve moral, religious, and personal grounds. On the other hand, miscarriage does not stir big social questionings or moral judgments. The voluntary termination of a pregnancy is a reality that …

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Married to the job: how a long-hours working culture keeps people single and lonely

Laura Hancock started practising yoga when she worked for a charity. It was a job that involved long hours and caused a lot of anxiety. Yoga was her counterbalance. “It saved my life, in a way,” she says. Yoga brought her a sense of peace and started her journey of self-inquiry; eventually, she decided to …

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Las mujeres frente a la pandemia y el feminismo socialista para dar vuelta la historia

En Argentina, esta situación se ve reflejada en los datos que se revelaron desde el Observatorio de Género: se registraron 42 femicidios, transfemicidios y travesticidios en 42 días de cuarentena obligatoria. El año pasado, cuando hicimos temblar la tierra al grito de ni una menos, denunciamos que el promedio de femicidios era uno cada 30 …

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South African artists struggle with Covid theatre closures

South Africa’s once-thriving cultural scene is under threat because coronavirus restrictions have made it difficult to stage public events but some artists have found new ways to show off their creativity, as Mohammed Allie reports from Cape Town. News of the closure of Cape Town’s Fugard Theatre last month was greeted like the demise of …

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