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Critique of Western feminism and its attitude to religion

Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights (SRHR) have long been a spearhead of Dutch development policy. In 2016 the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperationat at that time, Liliane Ploumen, …

Looking beyond binaries

We wrap-up with a summary of chapter “Gendering the Divide: Religion, the Secular, and the Politics of Sexual Difference” by Linell E. Cady and Tracy Fessenden, in which they challenge …

Religion, secularity and SRHR in the Netherlands

In this lecture, Jelle Wiering discusses the history of religion, secularity and SRHR in the Netherlands, as a postcolonial setting. As you watch, think about: How do different grand schemes …

Secular perceptions of religious healing practices

In the lecture by Jelle Wiering, we already came across examples of how religious and secular differences are emphasized in sexuality education in the Netherlands. In some cases this may …

Sexuality education in Dutch high schools

In this mini-lecture Jelle Wiering reflects on sexuality education in Dutch high schools. He points out the emphasis on open speech, which is based on the assumption that there should …

Recent struggles around SRHR in the Philippines

Please listen to dr Estrada Claudio. She is Dean of the College of Social Work at the University of the Philippines, Diliman and co-founder of Likhaan. She gives insight into …

Somali-Dutch women

In this lecture, Amisah Bakuri discusses her own research on how Somali-Dutch women become sexually knowledgeable. We meet Farida, who like Dahlia in the two stories, underlines the importance of …

Sexual wellbeing in the context of religious and cultural diversity

Which assumptions and stereotypes around religion and migration influence sexual health care for (African) migrants in the Netherlands? In the blogpost below lead educators Brenda Bartelink and Kim Knibbe investigate …

Gendered webs of relationships

The two opening stories both mention many different relationships: parents, intimate partner, his family, the neighborhood. These relationships together form what we call ‘gendered webs of relationships’ that a person …

Unpacking power dynamics in Beijing

In this step we will further zoom into the power dynamics that emerged and became visible during the Beijing Conference. In addition to the strong oppositions between advocates of women’s …

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