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Mar 28, 2021 Prof. Sushma Yadav, Vice Chancellor, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Viswavidyalaya, Sonipat, Haryana, Prof. Anuradha Mukhopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Diamond Harbour Women’s University, Kolkata, MS. Sophie Ross, Deputy Head, Political and Bilateral Affairs, and the Policy Lead for Human Rights, British High Commission, New Delhi, and Dr. Munmun Biswas, Social Activist and Academician, West Bengal State University, will also speak on the occasion. British Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata, Mr. Nick Low said: “I’m delighted to join our friends from ADAMAS University once again to ...

The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 5 2021 (IPS) - International Women’s day 2021 heralds a particularly challenging time for women and girls. The Covid pandemic has battered our world to such an extent that we know that our lives have been irrevocably changed and has rolled back some of the gains we made in the human rights and gender equality field. Lesley Ann FosterSouth Africa has the most infections and deaths on the African continent. Women suffered the brunt of the pandemic due mainl...

An unequal present and future in a COVID-19 world: The pandemic’s impact on refugee women in Lebanon An unequal present and future in a COVID-19 world: The pandemic’s impact on refugee women in Lebanon March 4, 2021 Share March 8 marks International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.” However, refugee women and girls in Lebanon remain far behind the aspirations of the U.N.’s theme. This difficult situation is unlikely to change unless Lebanon ends its discriminatory policies toward ref...

Theme: Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world Date: Monday, March 1, 2021 Media contact: media.team[at]unwomen.org (New York, 1 March) – This year’s International Women’s Day (8 March) comes as the world continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its staggering impacts on women – from being pushed into poverty, to loss of jobs as the informal economy shrinks, to an alarming spike in domestic violence and the unpaid care burden— and will highlight the pressing need for the 2021 Generation Equality Forum. The Forum, which wi...

Commemorating Women’s HERstory Month Commemorating Women’s HERstory Month March 1, 2021 “We love, respect and honor the revolutionary women of the Black Panther Party!” say community leaders, including Queen Jilchristina Vest, who generously gifted her West Oakland home as the “canvas” for the beautiful “Women of the Black Panther Party” mural. Women of the Black Panther Party Mural Project also lovingly distributed free food to those families in need. Asé. Support them at https://www.wbppmural.com/. – Photo: Baba Jahahara Respecting and recogn...