Litigância estratégica feminista: da vitória nos tribunais à transformação social

Neste episódio especial de #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast, exploramos a litigância estratégica como uma ferramenta feminista para promover a saúde e os direitos sexuais e reprodutivos (SDSR), a justiça de género e os direitos humanos.

Em conversa com Célia Posser, com Khensani Charllote como anfitriã convidada, discutimos o que significa colocar as experiências e a liderança das comunidades no centro dos processos jurídicos. A conversa aborda vitórias históricas nos tribunais, a importância da organização comunitária e do fortalecimento dos movimentos para além do espaço jurídico, bem como a reação política e os movimentos anti-direitos que procuram reverter conquistas em matéria de direitos.

Num contexto de crescente repressão política e redução dos espaços cívicos, este episódio reflete sobre as lições que podemos retirar de casos emblemáticos e sobre como ativistas, advogadas/os e comunidades podem trabalhar em conjunto para transformar vitórias jurídicas em mudanças reais nas vidas das pessoas.

Também olhamos para o futuro: onde estão as maiores oportunidades para a litigância estratégica avançar a autonomia corporal, a justiça no âmbito do VIH e a igualdade de género — e o que significa para jovens feministas utilizar a lei como uma ferramenta entre muitas na construção da justiça social?

This episode explores strategic litigation as a tool for change examining landmark cases, legal risks, backlash, and the importance of pairing court victories with movement organising and community education. in conversation with ATHENA Network’s Executive Director Olaoluwa Abagun we unpack whether courts can be neutral spaces, legal victories and shortcomings, how we can ensure that strategic litigation reflects the realities of marginalized communities and the connection between strategic litigation with movement-building.

Medical violence against women living with HIV is real and it must be named.

In this episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast, we are joined by Lipuo Phori to unpack the often-silenced experiences of women living with HIV in healthcare settings, including coerced sterilisation, the denial of reproductive choices, breaches of confidentiality and provider abuse.

These are not simply instances of “bad care.” They are human rights violations.

What does healthcare look like when it respects the dignity, bodily autonomy and reproductive choices of women living with HIV?

Tune in to this powerful conversation and join us in demanding healthcare systems that do no harm.

Pandemics, authoritarianism, and economic instability are reshaping feminist organising. This episode and in conversation with Marline Oluchi we explore what leadership looks like in a polycrisis focusing on adaptability, care-centred leadership, collective decision-making, and sustaining movements for sustainable change. 

Sexual health discourse often focuses on harm, disease, and risk. In this episode, we speak to Tiffany Mugo, who reframes sexual rights through pleasure, consent, and autonomy, examining how patriarchy, religion, colonial morality, and stigma suppress sexual agency, and why joy and desire are essential components of sexual and reproductive justice.

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 innovation, as powerful strategies for advocacy and connection. In this conversation with Amna Nasir we explore how feminist approaches to technology can disrupt harm, amplify marginalized voices, and build solidarity across borders and generations. At a time of growing digital violence and shrinking civic space, this conversation offers a bold vision for feminist futures online.

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, cross-border dynamics, medicalisation, and underfunded prevention efforts perpetuate harm and what state accountability, survivor-centred responses, and feminist policy change should look like.

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 disinformation campaigns, online spaces have become powerful tools for silencing those who challenge patriarchy, homophobia, and authoritarianism.

We explore why outspoken women and LGBTQI+ leaders — especially those stepping into public or political roles — face such intense digital abuse, and how these attacks are reshaping who gets to participate, lead, and be heard.

The conversation also unpacks the emotional and mental health toll of sustained online harassment, the burnout and fear activists navigate, and the ways they continue to show up with courage and conviction. We discuss what collective protection looks like in digital spaces, how feminist organisations can better respond to trauma and safety needs, and why solidarity networks are essential when someone is targeted online.

Finally, we imagine new forms of digital resistance and alternative strategies for visibility and influence — especially when corporate platforms become unsafe, restricted, or heavily monitored.

This episode is a call to rethink safety, care, and feminist solidarity in an increasingly hostile digital world — and to honour the resilience of those who refuse to be silenced.

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 Rosengard, shares her insights on the importance of bodily autonomy for gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and social justice. We explore the ways systemic barriers, cultural norms, and policy gaps impact people’s ability to fully exercise control over their own bodies and why defending these rights is essential for building equitable societies.

Tune in for a powerful discussion about choice, freedom, and feminist leadership and what it takes to reclaim autonomy in our everyday lives.

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 Mukhari, shares her personal journey with endometriosis, shedding light on the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and living with a chronic condition. Together, we discuss the broader implications for girls', women and gender-diverse people's health; gender equality; and access to care; and why breaking the silence around menstrual health is a crucial feminist issue.

Tune in for an honest, informative, and empowering conversation about navigating healthcare, advocating for yourself, and reclaiming your body.