Bangladesh needs to address domestic violence against women to achieve SDGs
In 2015, UN member of States adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for transforming the world into a better place and set out a 15-year long plan to achieve the goals. … Read More »
Workshop on the aftermath of sexual assault
On 22nd April 2021 the Resistance hosted their first-ever live virtual workshop titled ‘Sexual Assault: The Aftermath’. The workshop was moderated by Taslima Yasmin, Associate Professor, Department of Law, University of … Read More »
Addressing Gender Inequality and related Legislation during COVID-19
As the world struggling on rebuilding the world after the COVID-19 pandemic, questions of gender equality have become more pertinent than ever. The 2021 theme for International Women’s Day is “Women … Read More »
Child marriage 60.3% in Bhola district – Calling for better education facilities and local representatives
The strengthening of education facilities for girls and activeness of the local representatives and administrations can reduce the rate of child marriage in Bhola, said Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shawon, MP, Bhola-3 while … Read More »
Transgender youth and the right to access public washrooms
Although the practice of open defecation was declared 0 percent in Bangladesh in 2017, 22-year-old *Nishita Nisha, a member of the third gender community in Dhaka, said that she is still … Read More »
Nationwide study reveals – 63% men agree beating their wives is justified if denied sex
As we were just going through the recent statistics on an increase to gender based violence and violence against women, it was found from a nationwide research that 63 percent of … Read More »
Miscarriage tied to increased mortality
Miscarriage is associated with increased premature mortality in mothers, suggests an observational study in The BMJ. In the Nurses’ Health Study II, researchers assessed over 100,000 women who had been pregnant. … Read More »
Pandemic pushes up Child Marriages to a 13% increase in Bangladesh
Loss of income of parents and school closures amid the pandemic are the main reasons behind the increase in child marriages Bangladesh witnessed a 13% increase in child marriages during the … Read More »
Postpartum mental health issues crave attention
Women’s body undergoes not only physical but also emotional, psychological changes due to interactions of different hormones and chemical neurotransmitters. The intricate balance system can be disturbed by biological or environmental … Read More »
Climate change and and its impact on women in Bangladesh
Climate change has a significant level of impact on to women’s sexual and reproductive health, especially in Bangladesh – a low-lying, coastal, flood-prone country. In collaboration with Ms Eshita Rahman and … Read More »