In Bangladesh, where internet use has expanded quickly but protections and support systems remain uneven, ...
Xiaoqing Yu is the World Bank Country Director for the Western Balkans. This opinion piece was originally published in Bosnian by Forbes BiH, in Albanian by Panorama.com.al, and in Montenegrin by ...
From informal workers campaigning for legal protections to women fighting sexual abuse at work, activists and trade unionists have shaped the conversation, pushed their governments to act, and ...
A shadow pandemic lurks in homes, workplaces, and communities worldwide: gender-based violence. It affects nearly one billion women and girls globally. While looking at this figure as simply a ...
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...
Gender-based violence and harassment are high in some Nigerian workplaces due to non-ratification, adoption and domestication of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 on ...
Recognising the vital role that ordinary citizens can play in preventing abuse, the Council has approved conclusions calling for greater efforts to empower bystanders to help combat violence against ...
Bermuda joined the global community in marking the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The Ministry of Youth, Social Development and Seniors called on the public ...