Gender
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Six Bangladeshi young leaders are in the list of Women Deliver class of 2020
Jun 11, 2020Throughout the memorable moment when women and young people around the world are on the frontlines of both the COVID-19 response and global protests for racial justice, Women Deliver, a US-based development agency welcomes 300 young... -
Women bear the brunt of climate change in Angola
Mar 14, 2020Tehandjila Quessale’s heart sank every time her mother sent her to fetch water for their crops, up in the mountains of Angola’s southern Huila region. The 16-year-old had to leave school early and walk three hours... -
Grameenphone aims to create a gender-equal workplace
Mar 10, 2020Grameenphone has celebrated International Women’s Day 2020 to emphasize on the significance of gender diversity by highlighting a diverse organization is a better performing organization and supported the cause #EachforEqual at GPHouse and all business circles... -
Samsung celebrates International Women’s Day in Bangladesh
Mar 10, 2020With a mission to ensure gender parity and women empowerment, Samsung Bangladesh has observed International Women’s Day on March 8. Samsung raises awareness amongst its women customers by following the theme of ‘I am Generation Equality:... -
Metlife becomes the first U.S.-based insurance company to sign the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles
Mar 8, 2020MetLife, Inc. announced that it has become the first U.S.-based insurance company to sign the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles, a series of commitments created by U.N. Women and the U.N. Global Compact to promote gender... -
Equity vs Equality: International Women’s Day 2020
Mar 8, 2020Celebrating women’s success is a key part of International Women’s day 2020. Globally this day has been celebrated on 8th March since the early 1900’s when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights,... -
Reinforced effort from private sector is instrumental to reach out women farmers in rural locations in Bangladesh
Mar 1, 2020SDC-Shomoshti Project of CARE Bangladesh organized an event, namely, Private Sector Meet on February 26, 2019 in Dhaka. Shomoshti project is supporting its private sector partners to implement pro-poor business models through applying market for the... -
Approximately 1 in 4 survivors of female genital mutilation were cut by a health care provider
Feb 8, 2020Around 1 in 4 girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), or 52 million FGM survivors worldwide, were cut by health personnel, according to a new analysis by UNICEF. This proportion is twice... -
In violent protest, Mexican women demand action on femicide, rape
Nov 26, 2019Demonstrators smashed windows, spray-painted monuments and clashed with riot police Monday on Mexico City’s main avenue to protest Mexican authorities’ failure to stop a spiral of violence against women. Thousands of women took to the streets... -
CARE Bangladesh celebrates National Girl Child Day in Kurigram
Oct 2, 2019“The advancement of girl child- a new dimension for the country” keeping this slogan in mind, National Girl Child Day 2019 was observed in Kurigram, Bangladesh on October 1, 2019. CARE’s IMAGINE Project organized a number...
