Women in the tea gardens suffer from a host of reproductive and health issues, which remain unaddressed.
Shocked and horrified at the brutality of the assault, we, who had been friends and fellow activists for ages, shared notes on our urgent need to go see her, to tell her she was not alone.
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.
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.
The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.
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.
Societal expectations and cultural norms impact young people's SRHR, including their choices about their bodies, relationships, and futures
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
How can a development organisation in Bangladesh truly reach the grassroots?
Women in the tea gardens suffer from a host of reproductive and health issues, which remain unaddressed.
Shocked and horrified at the brutality of the assault, we, who had been friends and fellow activists for ages, shared notes on our urgent need to go see her, to tell her she was not alone.
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
Societal expectations and cultural norms impact young people's SRHR, including their choices about their bodies, relationships, and futures
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.
The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.
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.
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.
How can a development organisation in Bangladesh truly reach the grassroots?
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society