Women around the globe are resisting patriarchal and gendered oppression, from Latin America to Europe and the United States. They are leading movements against sexual and state violence, calling for reproductive rights, and encouraging a world that respects the environment. This International Women’s Day teleSUR examines in depth, with interviews, photos, videos, and analysis, the important role of women in society and resistance.

In Germany, A Racist Discourse Leaves Out Women of Color

By Aurora Ellis

In mid-January, activists in Germany called on supporters to join their “Against Sexualized Violence and Racism,” campaign, which called on a comprehensive fight against sexual violence, as well as racialized incitement. The campaign gathered the support of prominent supporters, including feminist scholars and activists Angela Davis, amina wadud, Scilla Elworthy, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, and Hind Makki. READ MORE.

Celebrating the Power of Environmental Feminists

By Ashleigh Shackelford

From Flint to the South Bronx, to the Indigenous women and femmes of Latin America - around the world, women and femmes of color are fighting for their land, people, and selves. READ MORE.

Women are at the forefront of Latin America's most important struggles. teleSUR English looks at the women's groups that are changing and redefining Latin America politics. READ MORE

Women, at the Forefront of Armed Struggle

Dreams and Dignity: Confronting Gendered Violence in Colombia

By Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes

Colombian poet and scholar-activist Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes says that women in Colombia, who often face gendered oppression at the hands of the state and paramilitaries, remain at the forefront of the movements for peace. READ MORE.

International Women’s Day in Zapatista Territory

By Hilary Klein

Women have played an important role in the EZLN, as insurgents in the rebel army, political leaders, health and education promoters, and as members of economic collectives in the development of the local and regional economy. READ MORE

More From Around the World

Interview: Patriarchy, Capitalism, and Impunity Fuel Femicide in Honduras

By Heather Gies

teleSUR English spoke to activist Maria Luisa Regalado of the Honduran women's collective CODEMUH about gender violence and women's resistance. READ MORE

How Canada Should Investigate Violence Against Indigenous Women

By Dr. Pamela Palmater

A national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women must remain focused on gendered violence. READ MORE.

Black Women's Resistance to the Legacy of the Arab Slave

By Mai'a Williams

For the past fourteen centuries Arab, Turkish, Persian and some African nations and empires have conducted the Arab slave trade, also known as the “Islamic Empire slave trade” or “Eastern slave trade.” This slave trade was practiced primarily in North Africa, the Horn of Africa and in what is today known as the Middle East, as well as in southern Europe. READ MORE

In Pictures: Women Resist

Check out these teleSUR English galleries of Black Brazilian Women protests against violence and demonstrations against the assassination of Indigenous Honduran activist Berta Caceres.