Kristina Cernakevica – The co-owner of the first zero waste grocery shop in Cyprus #S08
We are delighted to share this interview with Kristina Cernakevica the co-founder of the first zero-waste grocery shop in Cyprus ∙ the agnό zero waste grocery based in Limassol. In this interview, Kristina shares the inspiration behind the creation and concept of their shop and the challenges of her mission to fight food waste/consumption. Kristina […]
The truth behind gender stereotypes in early childhood picture drawings
Inspiration to write about topics relevant to our blog is found anywhere and everywhere even though there are topics that we wish we didn’t have to state the obvious (common sense is not so common anymore). Recently, we witnessed a child from our surrounding environment in Cyprus, coloring (with colour pencils) a series of drawings […]
Sky is not the limit for Marion Allayioti | The Applications Engineer in the European Space Agency #S06
This story is yet another important story aiming to share the work and personal experience of a young, female engineer from Limassol, Cyprus. While reading, we came across the figures released by the UN in 2021 according to which “the number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce; roughly the same […]
❌Revenge Porn – The incorrect, the correct and the ideal terminology
Lately we have been hearing a lot the term “revenge porn” in an attempt to describe the growing trend of male ex partners transmitting images or videos with sexual content without obtaining consent of their ex partners. The term “revenge porn” which mainly caught the eye of media, is not only legally incorrect, as we […]
The digital ‘face’ of violence
Digital technology has become an essential tool for our lives, yet every day we see new examples of how it undermines human rights. The internet has proven to be a safer space for the offender ti act giving, providing an easy access to the victim, in the sense that the lack of direct contact with […]
The Digital Dimension of Violence
A lot of people hearing the phrase “violence against women” tend to think physical or verbal abuse’ committed behind closed doors (some do not even think of psychological or economic abuse) and definitely not violence committed by a person(s) hiding behind a screen, which can take place in different forms through digital and creative means. Women […]
New CY Legislation for Harassment and Stalking
In our previous article we briefly discussed the concept of stalking, the behaviours which accompany the commission of the offence and previous statistics with regards to this offence. In this article we will briefly mention the provisions of the recently enacted Cyprus legislation regarding harassment and stalking, focusing particularly on the provisions of stalking. The […]
Stalking in Cyprus is now a criminal offence
Harassment and stalking are criminalized for the first time in Cyprus, through the adoption of a specific legislation, namely the “Protection from Harassment and Stalking Law of 2021 (Law 114(Ι)/2021)“. This article will briefly discuss regarding the concept of stalking and the behaviors that accompany the commission of the offence, behaviours which we knew existed, […]
