Gender
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New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Mar 19, 2025Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban’s oppression of women. Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban... -
Agitations galore at DU demanding capital punishment for rapists
Mar 10, 2025Following the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Magura, students and faculty from Dhaka institution staged protests under several flags, igniting the widespread rape and violence against women that has been plaguing the institution since Saturday... -
Melinda French Gates donates $1bn for women’s issues
May 29, 2024The philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who was once wed to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced on Tuesday that she would be donating $1 billion to individuals and groups that support women’s problems. The news is made... -
The Cannes Film Festival got rolling with a strong day for female representation
May 15, 2024The Cannes Film Festival got rolling on Wednesday with a strong day for female representation, including the new “Mad Max”, a Meryl Streep masterclass and the leading figure of France’s #MeToo movement. “Furiosa”, the latest instalment... -
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Mar 7, 2024Emirati astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi has dreamed of traveling to the Moon and has spent a large portion of her childhood staring up at the stars, much like her predecessors did. She graduated from NASA’s training program... -
Bangladeshi Activist Jannatul Ferdous is listed in BBC 100 Women 2023
Nov 21, 2023The BBC has unveiled its 2023 list of 100 powerful and inspirational women worldwide. This year, this list includes Bangladeshi social youth icon Jannatul Ferdous Ivy. Having survived an accident that burnt 60% of her body,... -
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham promotes equality and empowerment for girls on his first visit to India
Nov 19, 2023UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to India this week to meet children and adolescents, including girls who are bringing about change and innovation in their communities, and young women who have overcome barriers to help... -
WFP and the DWA jointly disseminate study on digital financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment in Bangladesh
Nov 2, 2023On October 30, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Department of Women Affairs (DWA) jointly hosted a dissemination workshop on learnings from a digital financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment study produced by... -
Catholic Synod opens question of women deacons
Oct 30, 2023A significant Catholic convention declared on Saturday that it was “urgent” to grant women decision-making positions in the Church and suggested further study be done before allowing women to become deacons. The 365 members of the... -
Why Share Reproductive Health Commodities with Youth!
Oct 22, 2023With an exclamatory sign I also found it helpful to define a lot of stakeholders i.e. decision makers who might think discussion around this cause as near to impossible. Reason being, taboos surrounding reproductive health supplies,...
