Episode 31 - 30 Years After Beijing: Feminist Struggles, Shifting Movements

In this special episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast, we mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action with an intergenerational conversation between two Kenyan feminist activists, Rachael Mwikali and Esther Mwaura.

Rachel has been organising and mobilising for over three decades, long before the Beijing commitments were set. Easter began her activism in the years that followed. Together, they reflect on how the feminist movement has shifted and transformed — and how, despite these changes, many of our core struggles remain.

This dialogue is both reflective and forward-looking: a powerful reminder of the legacies we inherit, the challenges we continue to confront, and the futures we are building.