More: women’s empowerment
Tandin Bidha: The Grace of Bhutan
Tandin Bidha, leading actress from Bhutan sheds more light about the film industry in Bhutan and her life and experiences in the Himalayan Kingdom....
‘We want justice for these girls’: The Kenyan helpline for victims of gender violence
Around four million girls worldwide suffer female genital mutilation every year. Although it is forbidden in Kenya, COVID-19 has led some families to revive...
Cindy Sirinya Bishop new UN Women Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Asia Pacific
Thai celebrity and rights activist Cindy Sirinya Bishop is working to stop violence and other abuses against women as the newly appointed UN Women Regional Goodwill...
When Fundamentalists Come to Power, Women Lose
As the United States mourns the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we find ourselves in crisis over women’s rights in the...
Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer
Michelle Bachelet has issued a statement calling on governments to step up action against these crimes, improve access to justice and reparations for victims,...
Coronavirus and the Female leaders of the World
The entire world is handling the novel coronavirus pandemic. One thing which has emerged in these months is that the countries led by female...
Lives, challenges and triumphs of women: Interview with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, popularly known for her book “The Palace of Illusions” which narrates the Mahabharata from Drupadi’s point of view talks about books,...
All women are working women
There is a saying in Africa, ‘A woman’s day is never done’. When I led the ILO’s delegation to the Fourth World Conference on...
The lone woman in the ice
As Dr. Madhubala Chinchalkar walked in for the interview, the panel asked,” You will be the only woman in the team, is that alright...
Thailand: More than 100 companies pledge to strengthen women’s economic empowerment
Chief executives of 110 companies in Thailand on Wednesday, have signed up to a new set of UN principles on women’s economic empowerment, pledging...