gender justice

Why every woman must ask for more

Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.

HC VERDICT ON STUDENTS’ LEGAL GUARDIANS / Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

Kamla Bhasin believed in the power of love, not the love of power

Remembering feminist activist, writer and poet Kamla Bhasin on her one-year death anniversary.

Why gender sensitivity is still the call for the day

Women who opt to work in garment factories, instead of working as a domestic help or getting married, are often viewed as women of “loose character.” In fact, this is the case for all working women, be it RMG workers, or journalists, photographers or field researchers.

She Power: A tribute to my mother Begum Nurjahan Murshid

In the relatively brief history of our nation, a few good women stand out as the torch bearers of women's empowerment and gender justice.

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

Why every woman must ask for more

Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023

Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

September 24, 2022
September 24, 2022

Kamla Bhasin believed in the power of love, not the love of power

Remembering feminist activist, writer and poet Kamla Bhasin on her one-year death anniversary.

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

Why gender sensitivity is still the call for the day

Women who opt to work in garment factories, instead of working as a domestic help or getting married, are often viewed as women of “loose character.” In fact, this is the case for all working women, be it RMG workers, or journalists, photographers or field researchers.

May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

She Power: A tribute to my mother Begum Nurjahan Murshid

In the relatively brief history of our nation, a few good women stand out as the torch bearers of women's empowerment and gender justice.