„Female fighters for freedom and democracy”

In a piece at “high potential” PhD candidate Carolin Hirsch addresses the intensifying role, activist women play in non-democratic regimes. She discusses the position of women in Myanmar in a political and societal dimension and portrays two Burmese women’s activism and their protest practices against the military junta.

Read the full piece “female fighters for freedom and democracy” [in German] here.

The picture from Myanmar belongs to Emily Phyo, a feminist artist who is living in Yangon. Instagram: @emily_phyo.

Learn more about the author Carolin Hirsch and her PhD project.