From the Ceiling to the Floor
"Women's Empowerment" has been a widely used term for the past two decades. It highlights an ongoing struggle to overcome the historical and systemic disempowerment women face. In the development…
Is Gender Inequality a Roadblock to Climate Justice?
As climate changes worldwide, natural hazards are expected to increase, and the effects of climate change are not gender-neutral. Studies have shown that women, children and elderly people are more…
Empowering Women in Tech: Insights from National Appstore- bdapps’s journey
In the ever-evolving landscape of mobile applications, bdapps stands out as a beacon of empowerment and inclusivity. As the largest mobile application monetisation platform in Bangladesh, bdapps has not only…
Men in Promoting Gender Equality
In this ever-evolving society, men can increasingly see that their lives are also damaged by a system of gender inequality that harms women and girls. Women’s and men’s lives are…
Promoting Gender Diversity in Leadership Roles
Whatever progress women have made in acquiring leadership roles in their workplace is nothing but a small step toward gender diversity. And when the question of women in leadership roles…
Empowering Women in the workplace
Women at work nowadays experience a wide variety of concerns while encountering many difficulties in their job. On March 8, International Women's Day, companies and workplaces around the world have…
THE MOTHERHOOD PENALTY: A DILEMMA LESS TALKED ABOUT IN THE PANDEMIC
The motherhood penalty that women faced subsequently leads to what we know as gender pay gap. Whereas men enjoyed more than 6% rise in pay on average when they had kids, women had to face a decrease of 4% in their pay per child. This is mainly because after having children, men are perceived to be more dependable and hardworking individuals as compared to women- who are thought to become busier with taking care of the child.