Piplantri, the village that plants trees for women

Piplantri, the village that plants trees for women

Piplantri, a small Indian village located in the north-western Rajasthan State, celebrates female newborns with planting trees. It is a countertrend compared to the Indian subcontinent, where the birth of a girl child is generally considered anything but a blessing.       Due to prenatal ultrasounds, able to indicate foetus’ gender, millions of female

The women of Isis: fighters and slaves

The women of Isis: fighters and slaves

Isis, borne of a leadership split within Al Qaeda, envisions the role of women differently from the historic organisation of Islamic militancy. According to Al Qaeda, women must be passive and submissive. For Isis, they must be subordinated, but they are also called to participate actively in the construction and maintenance of the Islamic Caliphate.

100 years of Iran thorugh women’s hairstyles

100 years of Iran thorugh women’s hairstyles

Let’s retrace one hundred years of Iranian history through women’s traditional hairstyles over the course of decades. Since the 10s of the Twentieth century up to today. It could seem absurd but the evolution (if we can say so) and the passing of time led to a regression of this country’s customs. The footage is

I’m a woman, I travel alone, and I love it

I’m a woman, I travel alone, and I love it

If you are a woman and you decided to travel alone, be prepared to the innumerable questions and curiosities that will be asked. Despite being a trend, it could raise wonder among friends and relatives. Many people believe that women travelling alone choose to leave because of distress or the end of a love story,

Naomi Klein. This changes everything, not just the climate

Naomi Klein. This changes everything, not just the climate

Naomi Klein, in her latest essay This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, starts with the basic assumption that without a radical change in the way in which people live, produce and manage their economic activities, there is no way to avoid environmental destruction.   15 years after the publication of No logo, the bible of the anti-globalization

Food without women, women without food

Food without women, women without food

On 3-4 December 2014 at the Bocconi University of Milan was held the sixth edition of the International Forum on Food and Nutrition of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, where has been presented the Milan Protocol, an international agreement aimed to face the problem of the sustainability of food system.     Part of

Let’s change the way women are portrayed on the Internet

Let’s change the way women are portrayed on the Internet

The American stock photo agency Getty Images launched on Monday 10th February the Lean In Collection in collaboration with the non-governmental organisation Lean In created by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.   With more than 2,500 pictures and the promise to add more every month, the aim of this new initiative by Getty is to