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Significant Decline in Women’s Political Empowerment: World Economic Forum
According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 by the World Economic Forum, there has been a significant decline in women’s political empowerment globally. The gender gap in politics is the widest out of the four key areas studied – Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. The Global Gender Gap…
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Empowering Survivors Of Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse or violence is a pattern of threatening behavior, violence or abuse (psychological, stalking, physical, harassment, online or digital abuse, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality. Domestic violence can be a single act or a pattern of controlling and toxic…
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Belonging – feeling included and valued
Belonging – feeling included and valued – is one of the key human needs. People of all backgrounds long to belong, and in theory, most agree that it is important to value everyone equally, regardless of any characteristics they were born with. In reality, inclusion is often conditional. Gender or skin tone, social status or disability…
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Widowhood Practices In Nigeria And Abuse Of Women’s Right
Widowhood is a tragedy that befalls a married person as a result of the timely or untimely death of the spouse. In many cultures, widowhood in women is considered as stigma and widows as inauspicious. Various tribes and cultures in Nigeria have diverse ways of practicing rites pertaining to burial, but traditions are particularly hard on…
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The Intersections Between Gender and Disability: Listening to Every Woman.
International Women’s Day is not just a day to celebrate the progress and improvement of women’s rights across the globe, but also an opportunity to look at the areas we must focus on. This International Women’s Day, it must be remembered that every woman has a different experience within society. Adopting an intersectional and inclusive approach…
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Acid Attacks on Women: Why India Fails to Tackle It?
Acid attacks have been defined as a form of violence, in which acid or another corrosive substance is thrown at a person – usually a woman or a girl – with the intention of maiming, torturing or killing them(Action Aid, 2020). Women makeup 80% of acid attack victims making these types of attacks highly gendered and…
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Women’s Leadership Gap -A Critical Missing Piece
Women’s leadership gap – the lack of representation of women in leadership positions in both public and private sectors is a subject of research. In the United States, women hold only 19 percent of board seats, 15 percent of executive officer positions in Fortune 500 companies. The number of female CEOs at these companies is just…
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Women’s Rights in Poland: It Is Not Just the Reproductive Issues
The reproductive rights of women in Poland have become a widely discussed topic in recent months. The protests, which were motivated by the fact that the Constitutional Court of Poland made a decision that effectively bans abortion in the country, have appeared in the news of many leading news outlets. According to the Polish Ministry of…
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The Outlaw Of The Virginity Test In Pakistan: A (Partial) Victory
In January, the Punjabi region of Pakistan outlaws the virginity test for rape survivors. Excluding the virginity test from the criminal investigations in cases of rape, it might pave the way for the ban nationwide. The achievement was possible thanks to the petition filed by journalists, activists, and academics, who stated its medical unreliability. The…
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Women’s Safety At Work in The Post Me Too Era
Sexual Harassment At Work Sexual harassment is espeically common for women at work. Women’s safety at work was a completely neglected subject for decades until more and more women started speaking up about their own experiences of facing discrimination and harassment. A study on 1500 women suggested that 52% of women had experienced unwanted sexual behaviour…
