The year 2017 has been a dynamic year for the womens rights movement. Feminist activists from around the globe came together in solidarity to champion womens rights and raise awareness on issues affecting women and to resist hateful and abusive rhetoric. Womens Place is in the Revolution! Kick-starting on January 21st, 2017, the world stood...
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Seeing Red!
Being healthy and strong is synonymous with good hygiene, which is one of the reasons why the United Nations has adopted Good Health and Well-being as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 as well as Water and Sanitation as SDG 6. These are among the top 10 of the 17 goals to end poverty, protect the...
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On the crisis of masculinities
Taking a phrase uttered by the actress Emma Thompson in a recent interview, today I shall make an attempt at looking into the ‘crisis of masculinities’ in eastern societies, how it stimulates and incites gender based violence including honor killing, Vani, Karo Kari etc., and its impact on gender, families and communities. About two weeks...
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From Intent to Impact
To read about the second day of the Global WIL Economic Forum 2017, click here. October 25th, 2017, Dubai (UAE): More than 600 business leaders, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, artists and youth from around the world, gathered today at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC, Dubai, for the first day of the Global WIL Economic Forum, organised by business...
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Flexible work hours boost efficiency: Research
Dubai, UAE: Allowing flexible hours enables efficiency for both sexes, according to a new survey carried out by global PR and Communications body, Global Women in PR (GWPR). And while flexibility is attractive to the 83% of parent respondents who found balancing childcare and work a challenge, women are still at a huge disadvantage in...
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Opinion: Womens Vulnerabilities, Globalization & Sustainability
Globalization a buzzword in today’s day and age! A term that has both negative and positive connotations, it is all about open or free trade economies, internationalized financial markets and much more. But that said, a thorough study highlights how it can negatively impact the female gender. According to research, Women earn 70 cents...
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Saahas the story of one woman, a laptop and a big vision
On the occasion of the International Day of Youth, the Red Elephant Foundation announced the formal launch of its mobile app, Saahas. The mobile version of the GBV Help Map, Saahas is a tool for survivors of gender-based violence and for bystanders to equip themselves with resources to respond to a situation of violence. Saahas...
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Womens Rights and Activism – Difference and Unity
On thinking about womens rights and activism, unity and difference, I had considered the theory of Intersectionality as an important factor in a womans lived experience of marginalisation and oppression. This is an important exploration insomuch as the womens rights movement needs to be inclusive of women from all walks of life, if it is...
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Of Women, Manels And Gender Stereotype in Pakistan
Women are one of the biggest emerging (and continuously growing) consumer markets in the world online and off with their impact in the next decade on global economy as significant as India and China to say the least. While women are now being touted as the third billion, there are some who are...
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OPINION: Modern Slavery Trends around the Globe
Modern slavery is an umbrella term for the serious human rights violations in the forms of (and not limited to), forced labour, domestic servitude and human trafficking. A global affliction, it was estimated that in 2016 there were 45.8 million people employed in some form of modern slavery in 167 countries (GlobalSlaveryIndex, 2016). First world...