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Petra Tötterman Andorff is the new Secretary General of The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. She has been the deputy Secretary General for the organization since December 2017 when Lena Ag left the position to become Director-General for The Swedish Gender Equality Agency.

– I feel …

In the past two weeks, Armenia has seen massive street protests that forced long-time president Serzh Sargsyan from power. Now, the opposition is rallying in hopes of getting its leader elected as interim prime minister. We talked to Lara Aharonian from our partner organisation Women’s …

For 25 years, Kvinna till Kvinna has worked hard to enable women to take power of their own lives and free themselves from violence and assault. This very day, April 18 in 1993, a group of Swedish women published a call to action in Sweden´s …

Today, over 60 women human rights defenders from all over the world along with The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation present a Call to Action to world leaders at the Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality, among them, the Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström.

Our Call to …

This week Kvinna till Kvinna launched the report “Suffocating the movement – shrinking space for women’s rights”. Because of growing nationalism, extremism and traditional values, women’s rights organizations are now facing major setbacks in their ability to work for gender equality and peace.

Through different tactics …

Meritas mother died while giving birth to her. By becoming a successful gynecologist, she wants to offer the opportunity for all children to have a mother present in their lives while growing up. “An opportunity I never had”, she says.

Merita is now 20-years-old. She was …

During the past few weeks, the violence in Syria has escalated rapidly, with shelling and offensives, especially in Eastern Ghouta but also in other places across the country.

– Kvinna till Kvinna stands in strong solidarity with Syrian women’s organisations and all the people of Eastern …

Three months ago, the hashtag metoo became viral in social media. The movement has taken different turns around the world since then. Ninette Umurerwa tells us what impact #metoo has had in Rwanda, and how the work against sexual abuses should continue. 

How big has #metoo been in …