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International Equal Pay Day

18 Sep 2024

International Equal Pay Day 2024: Closing the Gender Pay Gap

Women are often concentrated in lower-paying industries and occupations Reduced earning potential affects women's financial security and independence Pay disparities hinder women's ability to climb the career ladder

right to abortion in france

05 Mar 2024

Abortion Constitutional Right: France makes abortion a constitutional right

01 Apr 2023

Taliban Shuts Down Afghanistan's Only Women-Run Radio Station Over 'Violation'

A women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast has been shut down The Taliban ordered for it to be shut for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan Station head Najia Sorosh denied there was any violation

17 Mar 2023

Bleak Future For Over 3 Million Girls Under Taliban's Education Ban

Over 3 million girls are being denied education in Afghanistan The future of women in the country seems bleak after the Taliban takeover Female students are still raising their voice against the education ban

08 Mar 2023

What is Pink Tax, which makes the products of girls expensive?

Pink Tax is not a real tax, but it is the price that women are paying for being women. And it is not imposed by the government, but by the companies, the prices of the products are specially made and sold in the name of women. So how does this pink tax work, we give complete information.

15 Jan 2023

Taliban says, 'women's rights not a priority' despite global condemnation

Taliban said it would not permit any act that violates Islamic law It said that women's rights were not a priority for the group Taliban authorities have shown no alteration in their restrictions for women

11 Nov 2022

Taliban bans women from going to parks and gyms in Afghanistan

The Taliban has issued a new decree in Afghanistan. The Taliban have banned women from going to parks and gyms in Afghanistan.

03 Oct 2022

Iran protests enter 3rd week, top official warns 'govt destabilisation'

Iran's parliamentary speaker warned protests could destabilise the country He urged security forces to deal harshly with those he claimed endanger public order Posts on social media showed there were scattered anti-government protests in Tehran

17 Aug 2022

Afghanistan: Women imprisoned in burqa in Taliban

The Taliban occupied Afghanistan for the first time in 1996. In August 2021, the Taliban once again came back to power. But the big question is how different this time's Taliban is from the 90s Taliban.

28 Jul 2022

In India, mother has the right to decide surname of child: Supreme Court

Justice Murari, who authored the judgment on behalf of the bench, said: "After the demise of her first husband, being the only natural guardian of the child, we fail to see how the mother can be lawfully restrained from including the child in her new family and deciding the surname of the child."

US abortion ban

25 Jun 2022

Reproductive rights are integral to women's rights, says UN Women

The US top court has ended constitutional protections for abortion. The historic ruling can lead to abortion ban in many US states. UN Women said reproductive rights are women`s rights and human rights.

12 Sep 2021

International community must press for Taliban to stop abusing women: Experts

Experts expressed concern over women's rights abuse in Afghanistan Former Afghanistan minister said that posts of ministers and military commanders have gone to terror outfits

18 Aug 2021

Badi Bahas: How true is the promise of Taliban 2.0?

After the capture of Kabul, the leaders of the Taliban held their first press conference yesterday, after which it became clear that the Taliban would run their country according to Islamic law. The Taliban has said in its statement that the land of Afghanistan will not be used against any country under its rule. Speaking on women, the Taliban has said that there will be no discrimination against them, but whatever rights will be given to them, they will be according to Islam.

10 Aug 2018

Nikah Halala has security implications that are often ignored

Nikah Halala has ended up a tool in the hands of a hostile country. It also needs to be seen in that light.

08 Mar 2018

Spanish women stage unprecedented strike for rights

Spain marked International Women`s Day Thursday with an unprecedented strike in defence of their rights.

08 Dec 2016

Allahabad High Court says Triple Talaq is unconstitutional but these don't welcome the ruling

In a major ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday said that Triple Talaq was unconstitutional.

Shovana Narayan

05 Jul 2016

Society loves to imagine the worst: Shovna Narayan

25 May 2016

All religions are used by men to control women: Mona Eltahawy

28 Apr 2016

Why should religion become a basis to fight for women's rights? - Part IV

28 Apr 2016

Why should religion become a basis to fight for women's rights? - Part III

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