community/life
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Egyptian single women forced to get married
Thousands of single women in Egypt are subjected to violence by their families and society and they have been forced to get married.
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Shopkeepers resist not closing shutters!
The lockdown measures imposed on us for our health due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak drive shopkeepers to close their shutters. “We live hand to mouth now and unfortunately we can close the shutters at any time. We cannot pay our rent, and we have trouble paying our bills. I don’t think we can pay our debts after a point anymore,” says one of the shopkeepers Ayşe Sivrikaya.
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Fırst women’s museums in world and Turkey
Where was the world’s first women’s museum founded? Have you ever wondered where it was? It was founded in Germany in 1981. In Turkey, the first women’s museum was founded in İzmir in 2014.
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Organization for solidarity: Rosa Women's Association
Women living in Diyarbakır come together under the umbrella of Rosa Women’s Association against violence. Women’s organizations were closed down in the city by the state, and the association is a small but strong organization of solidarity for women.
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Regular visitors to shopping malls: Women
Ankara- Shopping malls increasingly continue to be a part of our lives. Most women spend time in the “sparkling atmospheres” of the malls which are crowded even during the pandemic. They are the spaces where people “become socialized”, where “individuality”, “freedom” and “identity” are formed. A doctoral student Nuray Türkmen says that women prefer shopping malls due to misogynistic urban policies and perception of urban planning, particularly because of necessity. According to Nuray Türkmen, harassment and consumption are the systematics of malls.
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Amigurumi toys: Alternative to ‘gendered’ toys
Toy shelves are a reflection of gender stereotypes and inequalities in the adult world. When we enter a toy store, we see that cleaning toy sets and toy kitchen sets are in the girls' section. Girls think these toys were produced for them and go towards such toys. At the end of the day, girls have to develop their skills not in technology, but in areas such as baby care, cooking, and cleaning, as they are kept away from toys such as cars and planes. In other words, girls are given a message saying, “Stay at home, and raise children, cook, and clean house.” Amigurumi toys are an alternative to these stereotypes.