Tag:Women
Afghanistan
Gender Equality and Women’s Rights Wiped out Under the Taliban
Afghan women and girls are fighting every day for their right to live free and equal lives. Their fight is our fight. What happens...
Gender
Women Have Always Trailed Men in Research Output: How COVID Made the Situation Worse
Academic mothers were caught up in the demands of competing roles. These included teaching online, nurturing vulnerable students, comforting anxious children, taking care of...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: A Catastrophic Year Under Taliban Rule
After capturing Kabul on 15 August 2021, the Taliban have done little to address chronic hunger conditions in the country. Instead, they have imposed...
Afghanistan
Afghan Women Face Death in Slow Motion, Says Amnesty Study
The report follows a nine-month investigation conducted from September 2021 to June 2022 and included a visit to Afghanistan by the group's researchers back...
Climate change
Women’s Lives Get Harder in Bundelkhand as Water Scarcity Grows
Up to 70 per cent of women in parts of the drought-prone region in central India are affected by acute water shortages, according to...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Tops Gender Parity Ranking in South Asia – But That is Old News!
The Global Gender Gap report 2022 is out and, once again, Bangladesh leads SouthAsia – an evidence of the commitment the highest office of...
Accountability
Human Rights Violations and Abuses Have Multiplied Under the Taliban, Says UN Report
The report points to the erosion of women's rights and the emergence of extrajudicial killings in the one year since the Taliban took over...
Empowerment
Pakistan: Ten Baby Steps by Lawmakers Promise Working Women a Giant Leap
Pakistan’s home-based women workers face some of the most challenging working conditions and remain highly vulnerable to exploitation and discrimination, says a recent World...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in...
WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing...
