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Watch Now: Delhi in the Anthropocene
In this special event cohosted by World Literature Today (WLT) and Ananke, we... -
Patchwork Life: Reflections from Mohua Chinappa’s Thorns in My Quilt
In Thorns in My Quilt (Rupa Publications, 2024), Mohua Chinappa stitches together the...
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The private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today New York – Gender equality remains the unfinished business of our... -
Governments commit more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls. New York – 2025 marks a once-in-a-generation milestone for women’s rights and gender equality: 30 years since...
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Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country In a new report, UN Women, CARE... -
Port Sudan – As Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens with escalating famine and conflict, women and girls are bearing the brunt. A new report, Gender Snapshot: Women, Food Insecurity, and Famine Risk...
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The United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985) originated the concept Women in Development (WID). Influenced by feminist discourse of early 70’s in the Global North, it aimed to integrate... -
Tell us about yourself, where you are from, and a bit about your childhood that led you to choose your career and educational path. I’m Fatima Alshamsi, an Emirati... -
Art imitates life. It not only mirrors society, but also supplies a mirror through which social norms, taboos, stereotypes and deeply entrenched belief systems can be discovered by a... -
November 25th, 2024, (New York/Vienna): On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN...
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Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan’s Evolving Tech Sector
While Pakistan is going through severe economic and political turmoil at the moment,... -
Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft
An exhibition, Uraan Chapter 12, displaying exquisite handicrafts by Pakistani female artisans was...
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for a host of movies and TV series – Barbie, Oppenheimer and Game of Thrones. Tread with caution! Today, I watched/heard a most stirring speech... -
While Child Domestic Labor does not come under the scope of the worst types of labor , recent reports especially coming out from South Asia relate horrific stories, writes... -
Sitting thousands of miles away in a land of privilege and safety, one might easily be labeled an armchair digital warrior. Taking refuge and solace (perhaps) in the cliché,... -
Being a digitally empowered woman enabled me to get an opportunity to work in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) space which was an area l was aspiring... -
HIStory tells us revolutions are often bloody. They are usually tainted with propaganda, hate, with the entire governmental machinery working aggressively against them. It is not just colonial but... -
“Decide today whether you want to live with me or your Ammi”, uttered my father while I was boarding the school bus to take my Grade III Science Exam... -
It’s hard to explain to others what it’s like to go through life as a woman. I am constantly reminded of the obstacles and limitations that have been placed... -
In her journal, my mother wrote about how lucky she was that her father had taken her to school despite this not being a common practice during that time....