Abstract Drawing on 13 women’s struggles in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, this paper conceptualises care as social love underpinning the everyday work of organising and movement-building. The paper explores […]
Resources
SuPWR's collection of resources document and share learning, grounded in the perspectives and analysis from members of women's struggles in South Asia.
Fighting for Feminist Futures
As the Sustaining Power: Women’s struggles against contemporary backlash in South Asia (SuPWR) project draws to a close, a new animation highlights key insights from the project, including the challenges and backlash […]
Backlash at Close Quarters: Rethinking Feminist Politics from South Asia
Backlash as a defining contemporary political condition has received considerable academic and activist attention, particularly from feminist and queer scholars studying the rollback of feminist and queer gains globally.
The struggle of home-based women workers in Pakistan
The Home Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) is a registered trade union for organising and advancing the labour and economic rights of HBWWs in Pakistan. This short video outlines their […]
Child brides: The cost we bear
The eradication of child marriage is an important and acknowledged challenge for global policy. A child marriage is defined as a marriage or union of a girl or boy under […]
Podcast: Strategies for building solidarities for gender justice
Significant progress on gender equality has been made in past decades, but in recent years gender and sexual rights have become increasingly under threat from a global wave of backlash. […]
Step by Step… Towards Change
This video highlights the work of Adivasi Vikas Manch (AVM), formed in 1993, in Kotra, Rajasthan. The collective strengthens the Gram Sabha and Gaun Sabha under the Panchayats (Extension to […]
Podcast: How Are Women’s Movements Fighting Backlash in South Asia?
In Episode 004 of Tong Alaap (টং আলাপ), by the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), researchers and activists from across South Asia discuss the challenges women face in […]
JMMS Unique Perspectives
CARE Nepal used Photovoice, a participatory photography approach, to enable members of JMMS to visually document and reflect on their struggles and collective aspirations, fostering both dialogue and awareness. Following […]
Making of a Movement: CSCD Photo Booklet
Gharelu Kamgaar Manch is supported by Community for Social Change and Development (CSCD) – a rights-based organisation working towards building grassroots movements at the intersection of gender, caste and labour across […]
‘Government should not be swayed by the opinions of a small extremist minority’
SuPWR Co-Investigator & Bangladesh Country Lead, Maheen Sultan, of BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), shares her insights in this OpEd in The Daily Star on the ongoing SuPWR […]
Ready Made Garment worker’s wages movement
The minimum wage in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh is intended to be reviewed and adjusted every five years to reflect current market conditions. However, there are consistent […]