The Bangladesh national elections in January 2024 had dashed any hopes for political reform as the Awami League party’s power remained unchallenged and civic space, including the space to seek […]
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Gen Z are ready to help build a new future for Bangladesh
Undoing the damage of the past 15 years in Bangladesh will be a challenge but its Gen Z student population stand ready and engaged to help build a different kind […]
SuPWR at DSA2024
SuPWR researchers will be taking part in this year’s Development Studies Association (DSA) conference, which takes place online and in person at SOAS, London from the 26 to 28 June. […]
The unseen victims: Hazara women in conflict zones
Scars, stigma, wounds, trauma, blood, and bodies – that is what Hazara women who constitute a multi-layered minority in Pakistan have witnessed over the decades of experiencing violence. And yet, […]
The Uniform Civil Code in India: Gender justice for Muslim women?
Discussions in India around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) come at a critical time for Muslim women to demand legislative reforms. While the country debates around UCC, it is essential […]
De-democratisation in South Asia weakens gender equality
This year, millions of people in South Asia head to the polls. Potential outcomes of elections in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, however, do not bode well for women’s rights or […]
Essential feminist reads for International Women’s Day 2024
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, we asked SuPWR colleagues to send us their essential feminist reads. Ranging from meditations and essay collections to academic books and working papers, these […]
Learning and unlearning: Reflections from SuPWR country leads
Across the world, women’s movements are increasingly facing intense backlash, including violence and delegitimization. This backlash is simultaneously episodic and continuous and seeks to undermine the gains women’s movements have […]
SuPWR at the World Social Forum
From 15 – 19 February 2024, activists and civil society organisations from all over the world will gather in Kathmandu, Nepal to take part in the World Social Forum (WSF). […]
Protest, minimum wage, and the ‘helplessness’ of RMG workers in Bangladesh
How can we expect workers of the country’s leading export industry to support themselves with a wage that does not meet their basic needs? As guaranteed by Article 37 of […]
Child marriage in Pakistan: Conversations with activists
Child marriage in Pakistan is a multifaceted issue, consisting of varying legal dimensions and deeply rooted socio-cultural norms. The topic has been sporadically highlighted over the past two decades. In […]
Combatting child marriage in the Dalit community
“Dalit” originates from the Sanskrit word दलित (dalita), meaning “divided, split, broken, scattered”, it was originally used in the 1800s to describe the lower castes (untouchables) of the Hindu society. […]
