Gender

For over a century ACCA has been shaped and led by many pioneering women, and gender equality remains at the top of the agenda. Forty years on from the phrase ‘glass ceiling’ being used to define...

Ninety-four per cent (94%) women commuting in public transport in Bangladesh have experienced sexual harassment in verbal, physical and other forms, a study by development organisation BRAC has revealed. A somewhat surprising revelation of the study...

Paying no heed to bemused onlookers, a group of women in the Saudi city of Jeddah marked International Women’s Day on Thursday by exercising one of their newly acquired freedoms: the right to go for a...

Sumaiya Zafrin Chowdhury, is one of the renowned woman Entrepreneur, Community Leader & Social Worker in Bangladesh. She has 7 years work experience with Strong Community and Social work background in different national & international organization....

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has paid tribute to MP Jo Cox’s humanitarian work and called for everyone to “raise their game” to make gender equality a reality, ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day. At...

About 68 million girls face female genital mutilation between 2015 and 2030, according to new research by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The new figures project that the current estimates of 3.9 million girls mutilated...

Women Deliver has announced its newest, largest and most diverse class of Young Leaders to date: 300 changemakers who have dedicated their lives to advancing gender equality. This was the program’s most competitive application process yet, with...

The body that administers the Grammys vowed Thursday to do more to tackle gender bias after female artists voiced outrage over the lack of awards for women and controversial comments from the organization’s chief. The Recording...

SINGER Bangladesh Limited and BRAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for launching the joint project – ‘Abolombon’. 5000 underprivileged women across the country will receive free ‘Tailoring Skill Development Training’ under this project. President & CEO of SINGER Asia Limited and Chairman, SINGER...

Rahela Khatun, aged about 39, is passing busy time at her poultry farm. She has around 3,000 chickens in her farm. Besides, she raises 200 goats and 175 sheep. “As a woman, I had to face...