Op-Ed: Gender stereotypes continue to silence male victims of sexual abuse
This Op-Ed is by Laila Khondkar, an international development worker. Salim (not his real name) is 42 years old and works in a private company in Dhaka. Recently, he needed to … Read More »
Eco-friendly sanitary pads a win for health, environment
Reusable sanitary napkins can be an extremely beneficial alternative to plastic pads, which can be detrimental to both women’s health and the environment, said experts at the 3rd National Conference on … Read More »
Dealing with ever-growing cyber-harassment against women
While the spread of the internet targets to carve out a path towards an equal and inclusive world, women disproportionately face violence and harassment in this cyberspace. Such harassment impedes their … Read More »
Effective protection of domestic child workers: implementation awaits
Incessantly, every few months we come across news reports of abuse of domestic workers in Bangladesh, especially related to children. Over the years, few of these incidents have come under the … Read More »
Cash incentive on loans for women-owned SMEs
Bangladesh Bank yesterday declared a cash incentive on dedicated small and medium enterprise (SME) loan programmes for female entrepreneurs. Both the loan disbursing bank and female entrepreneur will avail 1% incentive … Read More »
Motherhood: a choice, not an obligation
The year 2021 is ringing with change but women claiming bodily autonomy is not one we are prepared for yet. The liberal (read: atypical) belief of “your body, your choice” is … Read More »
‘Project Oporajita’ provides proper menstruation tools in northern regions
Cholo Swpno Chui (CSC), a youth-led social organisation founded by Muhtasim Abshad Zisan, supports orphans and people with physical disabilities, through their different projects. Recently, the organisation started a campaign, ‘Project … Read More »
Six game-changing actions to End Violence Against Children: Policy Proposals and Leader’s Statement
To #ENDviolence against children, over multiple months, experts from across the End Violence community worked together to develop a prioritized list of policy proposals, informed by evidence and research. “These six policy … Read More »
How the Tokyo Olympics Became the Most Gender-Equal Games in History
The highly anticipated Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will see more changes than just COVID-19 restrictions when the international event kicks off on Friday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken several steps … Read More »
Amazon will investigate gender bias claims in its cloud division
Amazon has hired a law firm to investigate claims of widespread gender discrimination in part of its cloud computing division, the company said in an email to employees late last week. … Read More »