Taliban’s war on Afghan women must be called what it is – gender apartheid

Of the approximately 80 edicts issued by the Taliban, 54 specifically target women.

Vrinda Narain, The Conversation

· Aug 13, 2023 · 07:30 pm

‘I will never register myself’: Women from MP respond to CM’s plan to track them for their safety

Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s statement on Tuesday was one of the latest examples of Indian State institutions patronising women.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 18, 2021 · 09:00 am

I found liberation through travel and began reclaiming public spaces in my hometown Karachi

I had always known that bodies carry trauma. I am now learning that cities do too.

Sadia Khatri, Dawn.com

· Jan 12, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Airline apologises to woman after threatening to offload her for wearing ‘inappropriate’ attire

Emily O’Connor, travelling from UK to Canary Islands, said the airline’s crew claimed her clothes were ‘causing offence’ and ordered her to ‘cover up’.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 14, 2019 · 03:35 pm

For women in Pakistan, even the act of smoking in public is not without fear and anxiety

By smoking outside, I am simply exercising my agency for a simple break.

Fida Anar

· Oct 18, 2017 · 09:30 pm

As BHU women protestors return to homes across Hindi heartland, parents are supportive but anxious

Seemingly conservative families that may have hesitated in endorsing protests by young women were swayed by the molestation incident and lathicharge.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Sep 27, 2017 · 09:00 am

Watch: Why some girls are disguised and raised as boys in Afghanistan

'Bacha Posh', which literally means 'dressed like a boy', helps the girl survive until they hit puberty.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 19, 2017 · 08:00 pm

There's a glaring inequality between health insurance benefits given to men and women

For the age group of 70 and above, for every claim paid to a woman, more than 11 were paid to men.

Oommen C Kurien, qz.com

· Jul 12, 2016 · 07:30 pm

In politics and property ownership, there’s no space for Nagaland's women

The state has never had a woman legislator and representation in local bodies is almost non-existent. Change is taking place, but it's too gradual.

Kalpana Sharma

· Jun 01, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Nepalese writer Manjushree Thapa explains why she burned her country’s new constitution

The new statute bars Nepalese women from conferring citizenship to their children independently of men. It also prohibits children of Nepali women and foreign men from holding high office.

Manjushree Thapa

· Sep 23, 2015 · 11:30 am