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 […]
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.
Struggle: Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj
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.
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 […]
NMES: A conversation between Mona Sherpa & Bhagavati Adhikari
In this short video interview, SuPWR Co-Investigator and Nepal Country Lead, Mona Sherpa, has a conversation with Bhagavati Adhikari, Executive Director of Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj (NMES). They discuss the […]
Understanding backlash to sustain women’s rights
Women’s struggles across the world have sought to redistribute power to achieve equality between women and men. Many of these have seen some real and hard-won successes. However, backlash against feminist gains is also now a visible phenomenon around the world, and especially in South Asia.