Gender
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Youth workshop held in Patuakhali on prevention of violence against women and children
Feb 3, 2021A training workshop has been held with a youth group in Patuakhali to prevent violence against women and children. The workshop was held on Tuesday (February 2) at the SDA auditorium on PTI Road in the... -
Patuakhali Jainkathi will be a model union free from violence against women and children
Feb 2, 2021The Engage Men and Boys Network (EMB), an alliance of civic organizations, has taken the initiative to form a model union free of gender-based violence against women and children. Jainkathi union of Patuakhali Sadar upazila have... -
Taliban leader in Afghanistan issued a decree urging groups to forego taking multiple wives
Jan 15, 2021The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan has issued a decree urging the group’s leaders and commanders to forego taking multiple wives, which he said was inviting “criticism from our enemies”. Muslim men can be permitted... -
Senator Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation named among Most Influential African Woman in the world
Jan 2, 2021Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and Member of Egyptian Senate (2020-2025) has been named one of the most influential African women in the world for 2020, for the third time. She has been... -
Let’s wake up, against all forms of violence, including rape… together, now
Dec 8, 2020In today’s world, equality between men and women is one of the ways to build a modern and prosperous state. There is an ambiguity in our society regarding the explanation of egalitarian society. At the same... -
Blue Origin to take the first woman to the moon’s surface
Dec 6, 2020Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon’s surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately built lunar landers capable of sending... -
16 ways to support global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaign
Dec 2, 2020In recent months, we have experienced some brutal incidents against women. Today is 25th November and the first day of the annual global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. Various studies reveal that domestic... -
Hijab becomes a part of uniform of North Yorkshire Police
Nov 25, 2020Two police constables who designed a hijab to be part of their uniform have celebrated making it a reality. North Yorkshire Police called the move an “important change” and highlighted the need to represent the communities... -
Naela Abu Jibba becomes first woman taxi driver in Gaza
Nov 23, 2020For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less travelled has become a way of life. The first woman taxi driver in the Islamist-run Palestinian... -
Violence against women and children can be prevented by involving men
Nov 19, 2020Adolescents and men need to be involved in ending gender-based violence against women and children. From childhood through socialization, through watching, through teaching a young man grows up as a criminal. In order to change this...
