Tag:Gender

The commission called for enforcement of the existing rule mandating 33 per cent women’s representation in political parties under the Representation of the People Order. It also proposed institutional reforms within parties to address corruption and create enabling environments for women.

According to the United Nations in Sri Lanka, over 35 per cent of all gender-based harmful speech recorded in November was targeted at women candidates campaigning for the parliamentary elections.

We must expedite moves to encourage women into the sector and ensure they are fairly treated and exempt from sexism during their careers.

Around one in three women still experience physical or sexual violence. Almost 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action promised to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls — it’s beyond time to deliver”.

In March 2024, Thailand's House of Representatives approved a landmark marriage equality bill, later adopted by the Thai Senate in June. Expected to legalise...

The gendered distribution of food within families continues to socialize girls to eat last and less, often surviving on leftovers after male family members had...

Young men from these communities, burdened by poor educational outcomes and limited job prospects, view migration as a means to escape the cycle of...

The government’s aim is to increase the number of people using safe drinking water to at least 90 percent by 2030, in line with...