PAKISTAN: Women’s shackle of Matrimony
In Pakistan, for many young women, despite their progress in education or professional advancement, society continues to judge their success through a single lens: marriage. The reality of this pressure…
Sustainable Development Goals and Their Impact on Asia: Progress, Challenges, and the Path Forward
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, set forth a universal agenda to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030.…
Unveiling the Realities: Women’s Empowerment Challenges in Pakistan
Introduction: Unearthing the Challenge In the recent episode that unfolded within the hallowed halls of Pakistan’s parliament, an unsettling incident captured the nation’s attention. Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, took…
Coronavirus: has it been just for women?
This is the Second part of two part series on Covid’s impact on Indian women. The Constitution of India states, Justice, Liberty, Equality as well as Fraternity are inherently and…
The EU’s institutional efforts towards women’s participation
TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW CLICK HERE Peace for Asia interviewed Katariina Leiononen, Deputy Head, Division for Conflict Prevention and Mediation, European External Action Service. She started her career with…
Our Time, Our Rights, Our Future
Happy International Day of the Girl Child to all Girls, in particular to our brave Afghan girls and women who are fighting for their basic rights. Unfortunately today in my…
Welcoming Afghan residents in Australia: Peace for Asia’s President addresses Brisbane City Council
Mr Chair, Lord Mayor and Councillors It has been 358 days since the Taliban took power. For most Afghan women and girls, almost each one of these days since 15…
Women’s Rights
From the last few years, due to the efforts of international and national organizations, women’s rights have drawn attention to many organizations, government bodies, and lawmaking agencies. Equality between men…
Tunisian Women’s Rights
Tunisia has the reputation of being an exception in the region where women’s rights are concerned and has always stood out from other countries and contexts of the Middle East…
Breaking socio-economic barriers for women’s empowerment
Nowadays, gender equity is understood to be a crucial issue for societies and cultures worldwide which are mostly prescribed as “underdeveloped societies”. In these discriminatory contexts , due to the…