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1971 Switzerland: Women get the Vote.
New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote in 1893, including indigenous Maori women. In Switzerland, some women were not granted the vote for almost another 100 years to follow.
International Women’s Day: Mainstream Activism and what we learned from the 2017 Women’s March.
Today is International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias with marches scheduled across the globe – but none will compare to the 2017 Women’s March. Although flawed, its impact on society’s relationship to activism can still be seen today. With IMAGO’s photographers capturing the march from different corners of the world, we look back at the lessons learned in 2017.
Victory for Colombia’s Feminists.
Lorena Gelis Palomino who lost her life because of an unsafe clandestine abortion in Barranquilla, Colombia is one of the many women who are the leading emblem behind Colombia’s most recent wave of feminism.
Celebrating IMAGO’s Women Photographers.
Kicking off Women’s Month, we take a look back at some of the highlights from IMAGO’s female photographers showcased on The Game over the last year.
Afghan Stories: A Collection by Maryam Majd.
Showcasing some of her collection from her time in Afghanistan, capturing the faces and lives of those still in the country - Maryam Majd finishes our Afghanistan Stories Series.
Afghan Stories: Afghan Women in the Media. A battle that was won and then lost again.
Continuing to tell their stories and trailblazing the way for Afghanistan women after creating both a space for women in media and a voice for Afghan women, we talk to three women sharing their stories around freedom of speech.
Afghan Stories: Afghanistan’s Female Athletes – what they accomplished over the last 20 years, and future prospects abroad.
Dissecting the role of Afghanistan women within sport and their homeland culture, Sofia Bergmann writes about their achievements so far and those that are yet to come. Winning something more than trophies - the freedom to be able to be a woman in professional sport.
Afghan Stories: Celebrating Afghanistan’s Women with Portraits – An Interview with Fatimah Hossaini.
She was driven by the endless identities within Afghan women which the world rarely sees. Through her portraits, Hossaini aims to dismantle an often one-sided narrative surrounding her motherland.
Afghan Stories: “After the Taliban took over Kandahar, we were informed there was one last flight leaving for Kabul” – Adam Rountree.
August 10, 2021. Documentary photographer Adam Rountree captured the days US intelligence warned that Afghanistan could fall to the Taliban. 5 days later, they took Kabul.