I often think of women as shapeshifters, not because they lack a shape of their own but because they navigate changing landscapes like water, carrying entire worlds within them yet always harbouring the latent strength to erode boundaries and make their own way.

WD2026 brings together political leaders, activists, advocates, funders, journalists, and young people from across the globe at a time of rising conflict, shrinking civic space, mounting pressure on women’s rights, and growing questions about whether current systems are serving the people they are meant to.

Islam articulated a bold vision for women’s dignity and autonomy in its earliest revelations.

Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

Remembering feminist activist, writer and poet Kamla Bhasin on her one-year death anniversary.

Women who opt to work in garment factories, instead of working as a domestic help or getting married, are often viewed as women of “loose character.” In fact, this is the case for all working women, be it RMG workers, or journalists, photographers or field researchers.

In the relatively brief history of our nation, a few good women stand out as the torch bearers of women's empowerment and gender justice.