By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, March 8, 2020: “How are you celebrating women’s day?” a friend asked me. This raised a question in me — do we still need to celebrate International Women’s Day? It is a debate that rages every March 8. It becomes a particularly louder conversation each yearContinue Reading
By Tejaswi Ravinder Hyderabad, March 6, 2020:On a humid November morning, I walked inside the Bar Council building on the premises of Telangana High Court at Hyderabad. The first thing that caught my attention in the building was the huge wooden board hanging on the wall in the guest lounge.Continue Reading
By Anushree Bernard The United Nations in 1975 declared March 8 as the International Women’s Day (IWD) to celebrate the social, cultural, political and economic achievements of women across the world. The day gained prominence over the years as it grew from strength to strength giving a spectacle to allContinue Reading
By Cynthia Anna Mathew CJ New York, March 8, 2019: The theme for International Women’s Day 2019nis “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.” The theme focuses on innovative ways in which we can advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in the areas of social protection systems,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, March 8, 2019: The world needs a transformative shift to ensure gender parity, says the general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). “International Women’s Day is an occasion every year on March 8 to appreciate, recognize, celebrate, reflect, inspire and convey theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata: Women from many villages in West Bengal resolved to be messengers of peace and reduce distress migration. ‘Now is Time: Press for Progress’ was the theme the women decided to have for this year as they marked the International Women’s Day on March 8. “ThereContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Sister Cynthia Mathew, a member of the Congregation of Jesus, is working as NGO representative at United Nations, New York, since November 2017. Earlier, she practiced as a lawyer in the High Court of Patna and District Court of Buxar in Bihar state. She also directed anContinue Reading
Churches celebrate women’s day but never touch the entrenched structures of discrimination existing in themContinue Reading
By Sr. Justine Gitanjali Senapati, CSJ “Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world,” says Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The world is going to celebrate the International Women’s Day onContinue Reading
By Sr. Talisha Nadukudiyil SD The theme for the International Women’s day 2018, ‘Press for Progress’, invites us to continue our efforts for the cause of gender parity more ardently and enthusiastically. It is a fact that there is a gradual progress in the attitude and mindset of people towardsContinue Reading