#metoo part 2 | The rocky road to change

“Is simply realising there is a problem enough to provoke change and promote lasting gender equality?” #metoo part 1 ended with this question; let’s try to give some answers step-by-step. Ok, the victim will talk, will feel safe to talk, BUT after the sexual abuse has happened. In respect to that,…

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#metoo part 1 | The power of sharing your story

“Priest uses public transportation to sexually harass young women” This was the headline in many online news sites in Greece some months ago. Eventually, the news made it to the national television and a public discussion started. The story broke out publicly by a university student, the latest victim of…

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Football, media and development: The Juan Mata Paradigm

  Football nowadays seems to have taken a debatable and obscure path. On one hand, football teams have grown in power and recognition while (some) footballers have reached unprecedented heights of fame as they identified and compared to gods, while they are also paid as such. On the other hand,…

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