Meaghan Beatley

Meaghan Beatley

Meaghan Beatley is a journalist based in Barcelona. 

@mbeatley

Recent Stories

Sexuality

Prostitution takes center stage as Spanish feminists rally to eliminate violence against women

GlobalPost

November 26, 2018

Tens of thousands of people dressed in purple, the color traditionally associated with the women’s liberation movement, marched through the streets of major cities from Barcelona and Madrid to Seville and Toledo to mark the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Similar protests took place around the world, from Japan to Turkey to Rwanda.

How #MeToo changed this year's Running of the Bulls

GlobalPost

July 19, 2018

Seizing on the national outrage, many women suggested either boycotting the Running of the Bulls or attending it dressed in black. Pamplona feminists ultimately rejected both forms of protest, calling them detrimental to their decadeslong work to “reclaim” the festival for women.

Economics

Senegalese women turn to exporting fish in spite of local shortages

GlobalPost

March 30, 2018

In Senegal, an estimated 40,000 women work as fish processors. But a trifecta of problems — overfishing by foreign fleets, illegal fishing and climate change — is making fish scarce in the region and hitting processors the hardest. In an attempt to make ends meet, fishermen are selling what they are able to catch to fresh fish traders and export factories, who’ll pay more for a batch than the processors, leaving the women high and dry.

Culture

Why some Catalans say independence is a 'feminist struggle'

GlobalPost

October 30, 2017

Catalonia’s President Carles Puigdemont declared independence from Spain. The news, though hardly perceptible in the streets, was shouted loud and clear across social media channels with tweets reading, “Welcome to the Catalan Republic” and “Good morning Republic,” seemingly blind to the fact that hours after the proclamation, Spain revoked the region’s autonomy and imposed direct rule via a never-before-used constitutional provision known as Article 155.

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