violence against women and girls

16 Days of Activism / Can Bangladesh prosper without gender equality?

Gender equality is not only important at an individual level, but also critical for any country's social and economic development.

Rasulpur shows what needs to change for child marriage to end

Poverty and insecurity are key drivers of this practice in char areas

Failure to check rising child marriage is inexcusable

Latest BBS data reveals staggering increase in incidents

Why can’t we contain child marriage?

Continued failure of relevant authorities is unacceptable

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / The violence that separates us

No amount of activism is enough to bring an end to gender-based violence when women’s and girls’ lives are considered less than that of their male counterparts.

Why is child marriage still so rampant?

Shocking revelations coming out of Brac study