カテゴリー: International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is too often dumbed down into a mere marketing opportunity that capitalises feminismBrands wanting to “appreciate” women are offering discounts on clothes and makeup, and celebrities are urging women to use the day to pamper …
Minister says women’s march violates Islamic values, prompting counter-events organised by religious groupsMore than 1,000 veiled women attended marches to promote Islamic values in cities across Pakistan on International Women’s Day in an attempt to c…
Frustrated by a lack of female representation, film-maker Akanksha Sood Singh set up an Instagram account to showcase ‘the untold stories of women working for science and nature’“I wish these things wouldn’t happen to anyone,” says Akanksha Sood Singh,…
Healthcare is focus of event to mark International Women’s Day, as organisers say pandemic has led to setbacks in rightsA march during the time of Covid is a difficult thing to plan safely. For Pakistan’s women, determined to have their “Aurat March” t…
People around the world marked International Women’s Day on Sunday with rallies, marches and protests. In London, topless protesters formed a human chain on Waterloo bridge to highlight the vulnerability of women in the face of the climate crisis. In K…
Police detained dozens of protesters on Sunday shortly after journalists witnessed them being attacked. The activists gathered in one of the squares of the capital, Bishkek, when masked men, some of whom wore traditional Kyrgyz white felt hats, attacke…
On International Women’s Day, let’s commit to properly compensating women for the unpaid and underpaid work they have always doneThe world would stop running were it not for the unpaid and underpaid work undertaken by women. It is past time for our con…