March 8- A Mirage for Women?
How much have women around the world really gained by March 8 being marked as International Women’s Day in most parts? Or it would be perhaps be better to say…
Women’s Day
“Khamosh Cheek”: A Women’s Day Call to Protect and Empower the Girl Child
In an era dominated by structured schedules, digital screens, and urban expansion, we need to preserve the idea of street play—in public spaces more enthusiastically—as nowadays it has become a…
On Women’s Day, Palestinian Women Fight for Survival Instead of Celebrating Achievements
Gaza (Quds News Network)- As the world honors Women’s Day, Palestinian women in Gaza endure unimaginable suffering. Israel’s ongoing genocide and humanitarian crises have turned this day of celebration into…
For all women and girls: Rights, Equality and Empowerment
On this International Women’s Day, We, Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) stand in unwavering solidarity with women and girls across the Global South, whose lives and futures are…
Women Must Get Equal Rights
International Women's Day is celebrated on 8 March across the world as a day for women's rights. In many countries, a public holiday is given on this day and women…
Freedom for women!
International Women's Day is celebrated today. But have women really been liberated? I myself am from the great Maharashtra of Jyotiba Phule and Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar. I was born…
Reflections on International Women’s Day
8th March is celebrated every year as International Women's Day. I fully support women's demand for equality, and I have given my reasons in my articles, given Here and Here.…
Democracy, Citizenship, and Political Participation of Indian Women: Past, Present, and Future
Indian women have played a key role in the nation’s political landscape since pre-colonial times. They contributed immensely to the freedom struggle and played a crucial role in shaping the…
Women’s Day and the Market Economy
With a lot of excitement, my daughter approached me to inform me that some of the apps on her phone were offering fantastic deals on various items in observance of…
We Need Feminism Free of Condescension
The following is from a speech given by CODEPINK co-director, Danaka Katovich, gave at Palestinian Feminist Collective’s International Working Women’s Day Vigil for Palestine on Friday March 8th I was…
International Working Women’s Day: A Legacy not to be Surrendered
We all know that 8th March is observed as International Women's Day. The UN also accepted this day in 1975 but they will never reveal the reason and the struggles…
Women And Cycle In India: Joy, Mobility, Freedom and Empowerment
This is a book to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Bicycle from the perspective of Indian women. To begin with it has a section on the role of bicycles in…
Open letter to Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani and their fellow women ministers and female colleagues in the BJP on International Women’s Day
Today, March 8 is celebrated all over the world as the International Women’s Day, when women while commemorating their achievements in political, social, economic and other spheres, also call to …
An Open Letter to the Women of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Specifically Jasmine Crockett, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jill Tokuda, Grace Napolitano Sylvia Garcia, Val Hoyle, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sheila Jackson Lee, Frederica Wilson, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Jennifer McClellan, Lori Trahan, Madeleine Dean,…
Woman is born with Identity? Or Woman creates her own Identity?
We talk of equality of the sexes, gender stereotyping breakthrough but these terms get restricted only to discussion on right to work, right to body, freedom of movement, choices of…
Woman creates life …. But still without RIGHTS??
Once again, that time of the year. On Women's Day, every company worth their salt offers deals and discounts. Business companies are preparing for the day with shopping, complimentary makeovers,…
Bicycle and Women’s Liberation
Bicycling and Feminism One hundred years ago, Alice Hawkins, a suffragette, cycled around Leicester (UK) promoting the women's rights movement, causing outrage by being one of the first ladies to…
Women must Arise Now and #EmbraceEquity
On 13 February, a mother and her daughter were burnt alive during an encroachment clearing drive in Dehat village of Kanpur; the incident that killed a 44-year-old mother and her…
Breaking Patriarchy in the Media: A Reality Check
by Sabin Iqbal and K.M. Seethi A few years back, an analysis that appeared in the Harvard Business Review showed that women were grossly underrepresented in the media across the…
International Women’s day celebrated in a big way in Punjab
On the International Women's day, Bharti Kisan Union(Ekta Ugrahan) staged massive women conferences at 11places in 10 districts of Punjab, in which tens of thousands of women participated. State president…
Gender, Environment and Sustainability
The theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, gender equality in context to climate crisis and management is one of the major concerns…
Reduced presence in politics main cause of Gender Gap
With four parameters, the gender gap in 156 nations was studied in 2021. It says it will take 135.6 years to bridge the gender gap worldwide... India is at 140th…
End Violence, Exclusion and Discrimination Against Women: Global Civil Society Campaign
On the International Women’s Day today Global Call To Action Against Poverty (GCAP), a global civil society campaign working in 58 countries, in a statement expresses deep concern over the…
Welfare and Empowerment of Women Suffer Badly Due to Lack of Adequate Budgetary Support
Even some of the most publicized programs fall far short of funds required for proper implementation Recent times have been extremely difficult for weaker sections in India due to not…
Women And Class Struggles – Time For Introspection
" By propagating women's nature as non - violent they are discouraging women from becoming fighters in the struggle for their own liberation and that of society .." Anuradha Ghandy…
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