Menopause – The Changing Status of Women in Different Cultures Prof. Dr. Godula Kosack talks about the social and geographical dimensions of menopause, comparing traditional and modern cultures in which public attitudes towards menopause are manifested differently. By Tamar Magradze
The Unheard Voices of Surrogate Mothers The first time I met Ani, she was 24 years old and planning to become a surrogate mother for the second time. As a researcher interested in surrogacy issues, I wanted to understand the reasons behind her decision. Ani was wondering why I was curious about her story. When she asked me, I hesitated a little and then answered diligently, “Because hearing your voice is important.” By Elene Gavashelishvili
Understanding Intersectionality through LGBTQIA+/Queer Narratives in Azerbaijan Ramil writes about the urgency of intersectionality by studying the narratives of Azerbaijani LGBTQI+/queer individuals who have been facing multi-layered discrimination in Azerbaijan. By Ramil Zamanov
Emerging Political Feminism in Azerbaijan: The Most Visible Other In Azerbaijan, antagonism and phobia against feminism have been so extensive that adopting a feminist identity and establishing feminist initiatives and organizations were incredibly slow-moving. By Khayyam Namazov
The Lives of Nannies, or Working Without Rights My mother used to help me raise my kid. Mother is a light manufacturing engineer. She hasn’t worked in her own profession since she took maternity leave. By Ina Charkviani
The Power of Knowing – How Knowledge Reproduces Inequality: A Glance from Armenia to Europe Not only is knowledge gendered, but it is also classed. It will dawn on you. By Anna Muradyan
A Feminist Manifesto for Creative Women Very often, national histories are constructed through mythology and Georgia is no exception in this regard. Rather opposite, often we are exaggerating the country’s glorious past. By Anna Dziapshipa
Woman’s Identity in the Georgian Visual Art: Pagava, Iankoshvili, Kvesitadze, Khizanishvili Over the last thirty years woman’s identity in Georgia has undergone significant change and this transformative process has not yet been completed. Significantly this shift was predetermined by a corresponding radical revision in the global economic and social paradigms. By Nina Mdivani
A Story about Armenian Emancipation: The Long Way to the Dawning I woke up knowing that this time around there would be no way to reach the centre by car. By Nvard Manasian
Feminist Library (2016-2018) (closed project) The project supports translations of foundational feminist texts into Georgian and Armenian languages.
