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women-empowerment

Opinion 5 years ago

Nutrition of pregnant women: Interplay of sociocultural, access barriers

Women are often responsible for preparing the meals, yet they eat last and least, with no special consideration for their nutrition if they become pregnant.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Loyal, brave and true: Whom are Mulan’s virtues dedicated to?

Since its worldwide release on Disney+, Mulan has received mixed reviews. While it scored a high 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, the film directed by Niki Caro has triggered quite a bit of debate.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Women’s World Festival aims for empowerment during ‘new normal’

The Women's World Festival will be livestreamed on YouTube and Instagram on Sept. 12 and 13.

World 5 years ago

Pakistan's online agony aunt tearing down taboos

"Women in Pakistan are really, really strong. We have a voice. We just don’t have enough spaces to use that voice," says Kanwal Ahmed, an agony aunt to some 260,000, determined to change the situation.

Opinion 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Rights awareness and empowerment key to advocating women’s wellbeing

Among the sexually active youth, 12 percent of young women reported experience with unwanted pregnancy and 7 percent young men have a partner with such experience.

Opinion 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Independence for the nation, independence for women?

After 75 years of “independence” women still seem to be very much “the second sex”.

Opinion 5 years ago

Freedom of choice: Are Indonesian women caught in a policy trap?

Despite the measurable disadvantage of women, there is a trend in policy advocacy to advance religiously inspired policy agendas – some led by Islamic women – to push back progress and limit women’s freedom of choice.

World 5 years ago

Egypt mulls law to protect women's identities as MeToo movement escalates

Egyptian lawmakers are pushing for a new law to protect the identity of women coming forward to report sexual abuse and assault as the nation's MeToo movement picks up speed.