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Move comes after nationwide demonstrations sparked by series of sexual assaultsBangladesh will introduce the death penalty for rape cases, after several high-profile sexual assaults prompted a wave of protests across the country in recent weeks.Speakin…
Read MoreFemale musicians say abuse by gurus has been an open secret for years in a culture where ‘toxic and old-fashioned patriarchy’ holds swayOne of India’s most venerated cultural traditions – the centuries-old guru-shishya (disciple) method of learning cla…
Read More‘Leisure is a feminist issue’ says Surabhi Yadav, whose photography project captures carefree moments of women around herWhen Surabhi Yadav’s mother, Basanti, died Yadav realised she had never really known her. “I knew her as my mother, but nothing els…
Read MoreFamily incomes plummet at cooperative that helped empower women as lucrative trade with China is suspendedFemale crab farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to feed their families after exports to China collapsed due to Covid-19, a charity has warned.Des…
Read MoreGunjan Saxena was one of the first women in the IAF, but her biopic has drawn rebukes from fellow officers over sexism claimsFormer and current members of the Indian military have criticised a Netflix film for portraying the armed forces as rife with g…
Read MoreNew study shows preference for a son is highest in north of country with Uttar Pradesh having highest deficit in female birthsAn estimated 6.8 million fewer female births will be recorded across India by 2030 because of the persistent use of selective …
Read MoreWith negotiations set to begin, women have been sharing their ‘red lines’ on the progress they refuse to see negotiatedFarahnaz Forotan was three when the Taliban had arrived in Kabul. It was 1996. “I have this memory of a snowy day, I was sitting on m…
Read MoreA job scheme for women who may otherwise be shunned as outcasts is giving many the opportunity to rebuild their livesMargaret Heera runs her fingers through her customer’s hair. “You must manage time for yourself and your skin,” she says, as she ties t…
Read MoreLow priority for reproductive health during lockdown leaves millions unable to access contraception or safe terminationsSadhna Gupta* discovered she was pregnant just after India imposed a crippling lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19.The 21-year-o…
Read MoreDrug addiction is common among men in many villages, leaving their wives to develop survival strategies for the familyAnita Zadid would divorce her husband if she could. Eight years into the marriage, her husband turned to opium and crystal meth becaus…
Read MoreWhen lockdown closed their businesses, food sellers adapted their carts into mini disinfection units to tackle the outbreakPhotographs by Stefanie GlinskiCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFreshta had spent months building up a…
Read MoreFather of one victim and brother of the other arrested in connection with the murdersTwo female teenagers in Pakistan have been murdered by family members after a video emerged online of them associating with a man.The pair, said to be aged 16 and 18, …
Read MoreViolence against women is endemic in Afghanistan; with services closed by the pandemic, those working with abused women are terrified for their clientsEvery morning Marzia Akbari, a 25-year-old psychologist from the western Afghan city of Herat, wakes …
Read MoreBringing skateboards to children in Madhya Pradesh gives them enthusiasm to go to school and gives girls a confidence in themselvesThe children skid into the dusty courtyard at breakfast time, grabbing skateboards from a stack near a tethered brown cow…
Read MoreCreators of Meray Paas Tum Ho could be facing legal suit amid accusations the hugely popular show was ‘misogynistic’A court in Pakistan has summoned the creators of a wildly popular television series after a petition was filed demanding they apologise …
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