Upcycling Wants to Save the Planet
Fast fashion is harming the planet. Initiatives like upcycling aim to fight the collateral damage from the design stage.
What’s Best for My Baby Is Me
The pressure and the discourse around exclusive breastfeeding can be perverse for many women. It was for me, and for others too, even if we don’t talk about it.
“Technology Is Not Just Devices We Use; It Holds Power Relations”
In politics, technology can go two ways: it either reduces inequality or deepens it.
Feminism and Reggaeton: “If I Can’t Perrear, It’s Not My Revolution”
Patricia is a feminist and listens to reggaeton, something many people see as a contradiction. For her and a group of young Puerto Rican women, feminism also dances.
Breaking Chains, Flying High
In September 2021, Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office raided a clinic in Chone over alleged hate crimes against a member of the LGBTIQ+ community. A report on the so-called conversion clinics.
The Freedom to Decide
The right of women with disabilities to decide about their bodies and motherhood.
This Is How We Do Journalism
What does it cost us journalists to produce content and tell what happens in our societies? A report on the working conditions of women in the media.
No One Can Defend Themselves from Monsters They Don’t Know
Sex education for girls and boys: a tool to prevent abuse.
Back to School
Many women in Ecuador stopped studying as girls. A school in Quito helps them finish their education, whatever their age.
I Don’t Want Your Catcalls
For decades men have said things to women on the street. It is a form of harassment long disguised as gallantry or wit, but now it is clear it is a form of violence. What are we doing to end it?
The Truth Buried in the Ravine
The search for Juliana Campoverde: an account of pain and dignity.
No Girl Dreams of Washing Your Dishes
The abuse, violence and exploitation of girls working as domestic workers in Ecuador has not been discussed enough. It is time to change that.
We Will Be Mothers or We Will Not Be
Girls in Ecuador: the State will force them to become mothers.
They Will Call on Me, but I Will Not Answer; They Will Seek Me, but They Will Not Find Me
For six years, Elizabeth Rodríguez has been searching for her daughter Juliana Campoverde, who disappeared in southern Quito. An evangelical pastor is the main suspect in a case that has passed through eleven prosecutors.
Shelters for Women at Risk Ask the State to Act Faster
Ecuador has seven shelters where women fleeing violence can find refuge. They are citizen initiatives that depend on NGOs, private donations and state funds that don’t always arrive on time.
Beyond XX and XY
The argument that biology defines us as men and women keeps being repeated, when it should have been buried long ago.
Broken Promises
Two years after the 2016 earthquake, many families still have not received the homes the State promised them. Contracts without guarantees, lack of oversight and organizational chaos explain the failure and the waste.
