Gender and Feminisms

Across the Kholpetua River in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, lies Gabura. To reach the villages of this union adjacent to the Sundarbans, one must cross the river by trawler from Neel Dumur Ghat to Chokbara Ghat on the other side. Beyond lies…

Apo Bukat: A living archive of traditional health, resilience, and quiet service whose hands have anchored the remote mountain communities of Mankayan for over two decades. Photo: Rubenson B. Bilag.​ By Rubenson B. Bilag The Rhythm of the Ridges In…

Mercury found in cosmetic hyped as “free from toxic substances” 3 September 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition exposed yet another skin-whitening product from Pakistan packed with dangerous levels of mercury, threatening the health of users and their…

Perhaps we are trying to imagine tomorrow with the categories of yesterday. The complexity of human life is increasing at an extraordinary pace. Technology and artificial intelligence are transforming how we work, communicate and understand the world. Our relationships, families…

“Is that your amo (master)?”  A middle-aged Filipina on the bus in Rome casually asked me about my companion. That day in 1992, I was with the late Bruno Amoroso, my Italian-Danish professor in Welfare and Environmental Economics.   By 1992,…

EcoWaste Coalition backs tighter enforcement of the global ban on mercury use in cosmetics under the Minamata Convention 20 August 2026, Quezon City.  At least eight of the skin-lightening products found to contain mercury in a skincare survey conducted in…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Standing at a historic crossroads of social transformation and state reform, the youth of Bangladesh have delivered a bold message to the world: ‘Women will no longer merely bear the outcomes of policy…

Shakti is drawn from the voices of women organic farmers of the Mahila Anna Swaraj (MAS) movement across India. It documents their resilience and drive as seed keepers and protectors of seed freedom, and as cultivators of gardens of hope, a…

“Those people go naked, wearing but one piece of palm-tree cloth about their private parts.” Wrote Antonio Pigafetta (1491 – 1534), the Venetian who, in 1519, joined the expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan to the Moluccas Spice Islands. By March…

Demand Full Protection in CEDAW Shadow Report By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) Women’s rights advocates and civil society organizations in Bangladesh have expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in misogyny and hatred against women, driven by the recent surge…