Gender Equality
Gender EqualityPutting gender equality first
Gender Action Plan III promotes leadership and meaningful participation of women, girls and young people in political, economic, social and cultural life, as well as in all matters related to peace ...
Invisible work of women
Women’s share in the national income must increase
We speak of gender equality in every sphere of state and social life. The constitution also instructs not to discriminate between men and women
Paris Peace Forum
World needs to act seriously for repatriation of Rohingyas: PM Hasina
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina was addressing the Fourth Edition of the Paris Peace Forum, 2021
Gender equality: Myth or reality in Bangladesh?
Why do our cricketer girls not get paid as well as their male counterparts? Is it because they can't catch a ball or because they are women? They know perfectly well how to catch, otherwise, they ...
PM Hasina for forming Women Leaders’ Network to pursue gender equality
Sheikh Hasina recalled that she pledged to raise women’s participation in the workforce to 50:50 by 2041 in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference
Israel top court upholds segregated university classes for men, women
The Haredim represent about 12 per cent of Israel’s nine-million population, a figure expected to rise to 20 per cent by 2040 because of high birth rates among the religious community
Gender gap in technology must be closed
Women in Bangladesh are advancing in all fields, but still need to catch up in the information technology (IT) sector
Sustainable Development Goals
Coastal women need extra healthcare
It is not only the farmer families of Pirojpur who are suffering from the impact of climate change. It is more or less the same in the coastal areas of Barguna, Satkhira and Chattogram
Bangladesh in Global Peace Index: Still a long way to go
It is undoubtedly good news that Bangladesh has gone seven steps ahead in the global peace index. However, in the global context, we are still lagging behind by far
PM’s intervention sought against objection to women UNOs at guard of honour
Member of parliament and Jashod general secretary Shireen Akhter has sought intervention by the PM into a parliamentary committee recommendation against women UNO's attentding guard of honour for ...
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