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Der Standard [German]: Former Green Party member El-Nagashi wants to fight the EU “gender lobby” with a think tank
Austrian national newspaper Der Standard reports on the launch of Athena Forum and its critique of EU gender identity lobbying. Read more →
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Podcast: EU equality strategy promotes children’s right to define gender
Podcast on gender identity policy in Europe, the role of bureaucratic elites and why many women and lesbians go along with… Read more →
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Proposed law to allow men in women’s prisons sparks alarm in Germany
Germany’s most populous state is planning a major change to prison policy – with serious consequences for women’s safety and rights. Read more →
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Doorbraak [Dutch]: Young people are not allowed to be sterilised. So why are they allowed to change sex?
Interview with Flemish magazine for political and cultural debate. Read more →
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EMMA [German]: What role do the EU and NGOs play?
Interview in German feminist magazine EMMA on the role of EU-funded NGOs in shaping transactivist policy and why this has remained… Read more →
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Request for clarification: European Commission statement concerning sex self-determination
We have asked the European Commission to clarify the legal basis for public statements asserting a right to self-determine one’s sex. Read more →
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De Morgen [Dutch]: Being a woman. Reader response from Athena
Belgian progressive daily De Morgen publishes our reader response on the trans debate. Read more →
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Podcast: In conversation with Faika El-Nagashi
Webinar with the UK’s Women’s Rights Network. Read more →
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The new human rights industry: The business of sexual politics
Under the banner of “human rights”, a network of high-profile and heavily resourced NGOs is advancing the interests of those who… Read more →
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Corrigenda [German]: Beyond reality — trans identity and language
Report on a Vienna debate about gender identity and language — and introduction of Athena Forum’s work to a German-speaking audience. Read more →
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Athena Brief: The European Parliament Resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy
The European Parliament’s Resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy contains serious legal and conceptual flaws that risk undermining women’s rights… Read more →
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Development without women? Gender identity and the global aid sector
With tensions mounting at COP30, will climate and development policies be further reshaped around ‘’gender identities’’? Read more →
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