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Episode 41 - Beyond the Algorithm: Feminist Tech, Power, and Possibility
What does it mean to create digital spaces rooted in joy, care, and liberation? In this episode, we center feminist digital creativity, from storytelling and visual art to movement-led tech…
Episode 40 - Who Is Responsible and why do girls rights remain dispensable? FGM, Governance Gaps, and Feminist Justice
Rather than framing FGM as a cultural practice, this episode interrogates it as a failure of governance, public health systems, and political will. The discussion explores how weak enforcement,…
Episode 39 - Unsafe Online: The New Battleground for Gender Justice
In this episode featuring Marylize Biubwa, we dive deep into the rising wave of digital violence targeting feminist and queer activists around the world. From harassment and threats to coordinated…
Episode 38 - Choice, Consent, and Control: What Bodily Autonomy Really Means
In this episode, we have a critical conversation about bodily autonomy, the right to make decisions about one’s own body, free from coercion, discrimination, or violence.Our guest, Lily Dong Li…
Episode 36 - Raising Her Voice: Olive Nazziwa and Uganda’s Young Feminist Movement
In this episode, we head to Uganda to meet Olive Nazziwa, ATHENA’s #WhatGirlsWant focal point — a passionate advocate for adolescent girls’ rights, SRHR, and gender equality. Olive is part of a…
Episode 37 - Breaking the Silence on Endometriosis: Stories, Struggles, and Strength
In this episode, we explore a condition that affects millions of women and gender-diverse people worldwide but remains widely misunderstood and under-discussed: endometriosis.Our guest, Malebo…
Episode 35 - Beyond Access: Reclaiming Contraceptive Choice and Autonomy
In this episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast by the ATHENA Network, we explore the realities of access to contraceptives, a key part of sexual and reproductive health and rights that too often…
Episode 34 - Feminist Futures Are Abortion-Positive
Across Africa, young women and gender-diverse people continue to face stigma, criminalisation, and systemic barriers when seeking care that should be their right. But despite these challenges,…
Episode 33 - Leading with Courage: Puseletso Mpeisa and the Voices of Lesotho’s Girls
In this episode, we travel to the Kingdom of Lesotho to meet Puseletso Mpeisa, ATHENA’s #WhatGirlsWant focal point. Puseletso Mpeisa is a dynamic advocate working at the intersections of gender…
Episode 32 - Affirming Futures: The Fight for Gender-Affirming Healthcare
In this episode, we’re diving into a crucial conversation about gender-affirming healthcare — what it means, why it matters, and how it connects to our broader fight for bodily autonomy, dignity, and…
Episode 31 - 30 Years After Beijing: Feminist Struggles, Shifting Movements
In this special episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast, we mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action with an intergenerational conversation between two Kenyan feminist activists,…
Episode 30 - Code, Culture, and Control: A Feminist Conversation on AI
In this episode we dive into the rapidly evolving world of generative AI through a feminist lens. Our guest, Alpha Androgenius – a fashion designer, thinker, and activist at the intersections of…
Episode 29 - The Silent Wound: Mental Health in Crisis Situations
Crises, whether conflict, climate disasters, or pandemics, leave deep scars, not only on our communities but also on our mental well-being. Too often, mental health is sidelined in emergency…
Episode 28 - SRHR, Disability, and the Right to Be Seen
On this episode, we dive into a vital but often overlooked topic: the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and disability.Around the world, people with disabilities,…
Episode 27 - Healing Beyond Empire: Decolonising healthcare systems from a feminist approachca
Colonial legacies continue to shape the healthcare systems that impact girls, women, and marginalised communities globally particularly countries in the global majority. However, what does…
Episode 26 - Climate Change & SRHR, what, and where are the intersections?????– A Feminist Perspective
We're tackling the intersection between the urgency of addressing climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with our guest, Sihle Motsa — an advocate passionate about…
Episode 25 - A Conversation on Ending FGM as a form of Gender Based Violence
On this day, ATHENA Network brings you a powerful new episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast featuring Ayo Bello, affectionately known as Ayo, a Nigerian feminist and FGM activist. In this episode, we…
Episode 24 - Gender-Based Violence in Healthcare Systems
As part of this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we’re excited to announce a powerful new episode of our podcast. In this episode, we dive into the pervasive yet often…
Episode 23 - Rising Against the Tide: Feminism vs. Anti-Rights Movements
On this episode we spoke to ATHENA’s Young Women’s Advocacy Program Officer Irene Ogeta from Kenya about the growing anti-rights, anti-gender and anti-choice movement. We reflected on:What the…
Episode 22 - Technology facilitated gender-based violence: an evolving pandemic
On this episode we spoke to Baleseng Maeneche from South Africa! We reflected on and unpacked:What is technology based GBV and the different ways it manifests How gender-based violence and…
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