women's rights

Are feminists asking for 'too much'?

Just because things could always be worse doesn’t mean that the current issues are not worth fighting for.

Investigate sexual violence against RMG workers

Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored

POETRY / Women’s revolution

The theocracy is crumbling in its seat

INT'L WOMEN'S DAY 2023 / 300 years needed to reach full gender equality

UN chief stresses the importance of having women's contribution in technology and innovation.

Why every woman must ask for more

Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.

HC ruling acknowledges mothers as legal guardian

In a historic verdict, the High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that a mother can now be the sole legal guardian of her children. On 24 January 2023, the HC delivered the verdict on a writ petition saying all citizens have the right to get an education and job under the constitution. It will be sufficient if students mention their mothers' names when filling out a student information form (SIF) for examinations, and they cannot be forced to mention their father's names against their will. The High Court ruled saying that forms with the name of the student's mother or any legal guardian instead of the father must be accepted.

Jacinda Ardern's resignation and the state of global misogyny today

The gendered response to the resignation is the latest reminder of the tough ride ahead for women in an increasingly pressured world.

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

CCTV on buses but a drop in the ocean

Scale up such initiatives for a safe city for women

September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023

Are feminists asking for 'too much'?

Just because things could always be worse doesn’t mean that the current issues are not worth fighting for.

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Investigate sexual violence against RMG workers

Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored

July 22, 2023
July 22, 2023

Women’s revolution

The theocracy is crumbling in its seat

March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023

300 years needed to reach full gender equality

UN chief stresses the importance of having women's contribution in technology and innovation.

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

Why every woman must ask for more

Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

HC ruling acknowledges mothers as legal guardian

In a historic verdict, the High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that a mother can now be the sole legal guardian of her children. On 24 January 2023, the HC delivered the verdict on a writ petition saying all citizens have the right to get an education and job under the constitution. It will be sufficient if students mention their mothers' names when filling out a student information form (SIF) for examinations, and they cannot be forced to mention their father's names against their will. The High Court ruled saying that forms with the name of the student's mother or any legal guardian instead of the father must be accepted.

January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023

Jacinda Ardern's resignation and the state of global misogyny today

The gendered response to the resignation is the latest reminder of the tough ride ahead for women in an increasingly pressured world.

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022

CCTV on buses but a drop in the ocean

Scale up such initiatives for a safe city for women

December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022

Yet another assault on Afghan women

Taliban’s ban on women’s higher education will further harm the country