Trans women barred from women's football by English, Scottish FAs
Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women's football from June 1, England's governing Football Association announced Thursday.
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Community engagement and gender sensitivity
POLICE legitimacy, the public鈥檚 confidence in law enforcement鈥檚 authority to act in the community鈥檚 best interest, is essential for building trust, fostering cooperation, and encouraging voluntary compliance with the law. It shapes citizens鈥� willingness to report crimes, support policing efforts, and uphold societal order. Rooted in procedural justice 鈥� transparency...
Climate justice needs gender equality
CLIMATE justice is more than just reducing carbon emissions or promoting clean energy. It is about recognising how climate change affects different communities in unequal ways. It demands fair solutions that consider the needs of those who suffer the most. Among them, women 鈥� especially in low-income and marginalised communities 鈥� are facing the harshest...
Women鈥檚 participation in economy stressed
Speakers at a webinar today said that in order to eliminate gender disparity, it is imperative to focus particularly on boosting women鈥檚 participation in the economic sector...
Women leaders call for joint action to end gender inequality
Women leaders at an event on Saturday shared their leadership journeys, highlighted the challenges they have faced, and urged all stakeholders to work together to eliminate gender inequalities...
NY protests as transgender, queer removed from rights website
The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City on Friday.
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
Transgender leader stabbed to death in Rangamati
A local leader of the transgender community in Rangamati was allegedly stabbed to death at her house of Betbunia union under Kawkhali in the district on Monday evening.
Stop gender-based violence in Rohingya camps: discussion
Academics, activists and international relations experts at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday demanded pragmatic measures to stop gender-based violence in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh...
Media reform should address sectoral male bias
WOMEN鈥橲 rights activists and media scholars consider developing a gender-sensitive reporting strategy and an effective system to monitor journalistic practices in print, broadcast and digital media as a priority agenda for media sector reforms. They have expressed their concern at a roundtable discussion on gender-sensitive reporting and said that the...
Govt, media outlets urged to prioritise gender policies
Gender rights activists and media researchers at a workshop on Saturday stressed the importance of concerted efforts by both the government and media institutions to allocate resources for gender-sensitive reporting and inclusive editorial policies.
Women鈥檚 rights: missed opportunity post uprising
THE year 2024 will forever be etched in Bangladesh鈥檚 political history. It marks the fall of an autocratic regime, the victory of the people, and a significant shift in the country鈥檚 political landscape. However, despite this monumental political achievement, the progress in addressing gender-based violence and achieving equality for women remains...
BOU committed to equal rights for third gender students: VC
Bangladesh Open University is committed to establishing non-discrimination, safety and equal rights in education for third-gender students, said the university vice-chancellor, ABM Obaidul Islam, on Thursday...
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: Rights activists stress law, changing mindset
Rights activists and other speakers at a meeting on Thursday called for enactment of a law to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based violence...
Women-friendly healthcare service demanded
Women suffer to get essential healthcare services from existing facilities due to lack of gender sensitiveness, said women rights activists at a discussion on Tuesday...
Men鈥檚 role in fight against gender violence
HOW many women in your life are affected by gender-based violence 鈥� your mother, sister, partner, or friend? What if we all took responsibility to protect them? Every day, millions of women live in fear 鈥� fear of physical abuse, emotional manipulation, and harassment. Gender-based violence is a silent epidemic, often hidden behind closed doors or disguised as cultural norms. What鈥檚 often ignored...
Australia reiterates commitment to advancing gender equality
Acting Australian high commissioner to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson said that Australia was committed to advancing gender equality and combating gender-based violence in all its forms...
Empowering against gender violence
THE 鈥�16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence鈥� is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楿nited for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,鈥� emphasises...
EU wants an end to gender-based violence in Bangladesh
Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Tuesday said that the European Union is dedicated to ensuring that all people, especially women and girls, are free from all forms of gender-based violence, and have access to safe spaces at home, workplace and at public spheres...
Youth for Equality aims to empower youth
A four-year project titled Youth for Equality was launched at a hotel in Dhaka on Monday...
Americans still not ready for first woman president
For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue.
Politics of gender in post-uprising Bangladesh
GENDER鈥� is always a thorny topic at times of mass uprising. Historically, leaders of countless mass uprisings around the world decided to put away the gender question for dealing with later. The 鈥榤ass鈥� had been typically framed as a body that does not have any gender in the common imagination, only to eventually reveal...
Gender-row boxer storms to gold
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory...
Algerian gender-row boxer Khelif storms to Olympic gold
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.
War of words rages at UN over women, gender rights
After warning of increasing attacks on women and gender rights around the world, the UN finds itself a key arena for a war of words over how those rights are...
Sri Lankan court blocks gender equality bill
Sri Lanka鈥檚 highest court has shot down a government bill seeking gender equality, arguing it could set a legal precedent for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, parliament said on Tuesday....
Gender responsive planning, stressed to ensure equality
Development workers on Wednesday called for adopting gender responsive planning and budgeting guideline and monitoring tools to ensure equality...
Peru govt under fire after describing transsexuality as 'mental disorder'
The Peruvian government is under fire from LGBTQ+ groups which called a protest for Friday against a new decree listing transsexualism as a 鈥榤ental disorder.鈥�
England may ban sex education for kids under 9, gender teaching in schools
Schools in England will be banned from teaching gender identity under government proposals due to be published Thursday, with growing concern in the UK and elsewhere about the contentious issue.
Cunning of gender violence
THE testimonies emerging from Palestinians held captive by the Israeli military in Al-Shifa hospital, which was under persistent siege for 14 days, are harrowing: torture, starvation...