Gender
-
Bangladesh PM urges Commonwealth leaders to work for global peace, women empowerment
Apr 18, 2018Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Commonwealth leaders to make efforts to build a future where global peace and women empowerment will remain as the cornerstone to create a society free from poverty, discrimination and... -
Homebased Workers: The invisible heroes of the economy of Bangladesh
Apr 8, 2018Hasina Begum wakes up at 5 am to finish the decoration on textile and garment products. She needs to hand them over to the contractor by 11 am – they’re part of an important order for... -
South Asia Regional Conference on Gender, Rights and Choices held at University of Dhaka
Mar 22, 2018A two-day regional conference, titled ‘South Asia Regional Conference on Gender, Rights and Choices: Access to Justice in a Megacity’ ended today at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban at the University of Dhaka. Justice Syed Mahmud... -
ACCA celebrates International Women’s Day 2018 worldwide
Mar 12, 2018For 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... -
94% women victims of sexual harassment experience in public transport
Mar 11, 2018Ninety-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... -
Saudi women celebrate Women’s Day with a jog in Jeddah
Mar 10, 2018Paying 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, youth icon for Bangladeshi women in digital and social sector
Mar 9, 2018Sumaiya 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.... -
Penny Mordaunt announces launch of Jo Cox Memorial Grants
Mar 9, 2018International 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... -
UNFPA warns, nearly 70 million girls will face genital mutilation by 2030
Mar 6, 2018About 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 announces largest, most diverse class of young leaders in program’s history
Feb 28, 2018Women 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...
