sexual harassment
What should women wear?
In May 2022, a young woman, who lives in Dhaka city, was verbally and physically assaulted at a train station in Narsingdi while waiting for a Dhaka-bound train.
Public Universities: Racked by ragging
In the absence of a policy to act as a deterrent, ragging goes on unchecked at some public universities, as the authorities concerned seem indifferent to the need for curbing the menace.
How the landless are leading the fight against sexual violence in schools
In 2009, the High Court issued a directive that requires active anti-sexual harassment cells in all educational institutions and workplaces. The landless organisations used RTI to find out how many schools in their locality had complied with the HC directive.
What does salinity have to do with SRHR anyway?
The increasing difficulty of accessing clean water is forcing young women in coastal areas of Bangladesh to try to halt their menstrual cycles by misusing contraceptive pills, putting their long-term reproductive and mental health at risk.
'What about us?'
While discussing the legal recognition of gender identity, many participants highlighted that the state authorities and general people lack sufficient understanding of the various clusters of the transgender population.
Love beyond Boundaries: Subjectivity and Sexuality through Bhawaiya Folk Song of Bengal
Bhawaiya, produced and reproduced by both men and women, bears the elements of subverting Bengali gender norms.
What We Think When We Think About (Interpersonal) Violence
The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.
How medical evidence is used to discredit rape complainants
The need for corroborative or medical evidence to prove rape (and therefore these two rules) violates the global standards set by the UN and the WHO.
Voicing and challenging workplace sexual harassment in Bangladesh
Workplace sexual harassment is common in Bangladesh. It inhibits women from entering the labour market and is also a major reason why they drop out of work.
What should women wear?
In May 2022, a young woman, who lives in Dhaka city, was verbally and physically assaulted at a train station in Narsingdi while waiting for a Dhaka-bound train.
Public Universities: Racked by ragging
In the absence of a policy to act as a deterrent, ragging goes on unchecked at some public universities, as the authorities concerned seem indifferent to the need for curbing the menace.
How the landless are leading the fight against sexual violence in schools
In 2009, the High Court issued a directive that requires active anti-sexual harassment cells in all educational institutions and workplaces. The landless organisations used RTI to find out how many schools in their locality had complied with the HC directive.
Caught between two pandemics
According to our study, 17 percent of women experienced physical abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic, 30 percent of them reported mental torture while 34 percent reported no harassment or abuse
‘No one says anything to a modest girl’
Societal expectations and cultural norms impact young people's SRHR, including their choices about their bodies, relationships, and futures
Voicing and challenging workplace sexual harassment in Bangladesh
Workplace sexual harassment is common in Bangladesh. It inhibits women from entering the labour market and is also a major reason why they drop out of work.
How medical evidence is used to discredit rape complainants
The need for corroborative or medical evidence to prove rape (and therefore these two rules) violates the global standards set by the UN and the WHO.
What We Think When We Think About (Interpersonal) Violence
The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.
Love beyond Boundaries: Subjectivity and Sexuality through Bhawaiya Folk Song of Bengal
Bhawaiya, produced and reproduced by both men and women, bears the elements of subverting Bengali gender norms.
'What about us?'
While discussing the legal recognition of gender identity, many participants highlighted that the state authorities and general people lack sufficient understanding of the various clusters of the transgender population.
