Our society still considers violence against women to be a women's issue and holds the view that only women should talk about it or protest it.

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that spans from 25 November, the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day. This campaign aims to mobilise individuals and organisations globally to raise awareness and take action against all forms of violence and discrimination faced by women and girls.

On the UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, protesters marched in Europe and the Americas.

Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored

A national guideline is a good first step

Women in the tea gardens suffer from a host of reproductive and health issues, which remain unaddressed.

Shocked and horrified at the brutality of the assault, we, who had been friends and fellow activists for ages, shared notes on our urgent need to go see her, to tell her she was not alone.

According to our study, 17 percent of women experienced physical abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic, 30 percent of them reported mental torture while 34 percent reported no harassment or abuse

Societal expectations and cultural norms impact young people's SRHR, including their choices about their bodies, relationships, and futures

The need for corroborative or medical evidence to prove rape (and therefore these two rules) violates the global standards set by the UN and the WHO.

The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.

While discussing the legal recognition of gender identity, many participants highlighted that the state authorities and general people lack sufficient understanding of the various clusters of the transgender population.

The increasing difficulty of accessing clean water is forcing young women in coastal areas of Bangladesh to try to halt their menstrual cycles by misusing contraceptive pills, putting their long-term reproductive and mental health at risk.

How can a development organisation in Bangladesh truly reach the grassroots?

The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society

Online violence against female journalists is one of the most serious global threats to press freedom and has contributed to female reporters being murdered, a new global report has found.

Men must control their own base instincts instead of policing women's clothing.

To say that Roe v Wade does not affect us is untrue. It jeopardises women's right to choose all over the world.

People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.

Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.