After WW2, the world and its leaders had to contend with the reality of what the war had left them with. The war was over but in the post-war world it probably felt as though peace was fragile. The conflict was still so raw, and people were still bitter. These sentiments could not grow into what they had amounted to last time. This time round had to be different.
This week’s topical cartoon, illustrated by Kinza Nithianandan
Have a flick through this week’s top stories, curated by Caroline Young
In honour of International Women’s Day coming up on 8th March, I thought I’d share l my top songs that should be on all your girl power playlists. Hopefully this amalgamation of sorts will remind you that you should always unapologetically, proudly, and loudly be yourselves and that women rule. So here you go queens!!!! I present to you…
What is labelled as the ‘patriarchy’ in international relations, is the idea that women’s absence in key political positions allows men’s concerns to take precedence and disproportionately influence how society operates. Under the patriarchy, the attribute of ‘masculinity’ has been traditionally associated with dominance and aggression. Arguably, the principle of state sovereignty, highly present in current political structures, is expressed through features that are typically ascribed to men. Features such as strength and power. Therefore, under the premise that ‘femininity’ is likened to being aligned with kindness and empathy, is it fair to predict that if more women were in positions of power, the nature of the global relations would shift?
