Sexuality, Gender and Empowerment – by Sonia Corrêa
In 2010, Sonia Corrêa wrote on how the concept of “empowerment” is not reduced to a binary between men and women, where men have all
Anti-gender politics and policies in Brazil: Submitted to the Mandate of the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
In order to more fully understand the political and policy atmosphere in relation to gender, sexuality and human rights in Brazil it is necessary to
Gender and Politics in Latin America
Since January 2018, SPW has been developing a research and action initiative on antigender politics in Latin America: the project Género y Política en América
The murder of Marielle Franco: a call to action
Brazilian civil society, in particular, the black and feminist movements, as well as human rights defenders, have already expressed their indignation and repudiation regarding the
The Sexual Politics in September and early October 2016
Last month a large number of events took place across the globe to mark September 28th as the Global Day of Action for Access to
Key Trends and Tensions in sexual politics: a commentary
It also seemed to me that the general mood of pessimism came from the fact that most of the meeting’s participants were not digital natives, not exactly the ”globalized children”. This meant – again, with notable exceptions – that we still saw activism and policy advocacy
SexPolitics: Trends and tensions in the early 21st century
Right before the Durban International AIDS Conference SPW organized a seminar in Umhlanga. Thirty four researchers and activists from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe
Myth vs. Reality: evaluating the Brazilian response to HIV in 2016
The Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA) released today (20/07) “Myth vs. Reality: evaluating the Brazilian response to HIV in 2016”. The publication was showed in
July 2016 – SPW Durban Seminar: SexPolitics: Mapping Key Trends and Tensions in the Early 21st Century
On July 13-15th, Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) is organizing, in Durban, South Africa, the seminar/workshop ‘SexPolitics: Mapping Key Trends and Tensions in the Early 21st
Revisit the SPW Regional Dialogues
Between 2009 and 2011 SPW has been engaged in a critical reflection on Sexuality and (Geo) Politics that involved regional dialogues in Asia, Africa and