The Journal of Contemporary South Asia is looking for a new editor. More information here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recruit… Contemporary South Asia Nida Kirmani Jaffrelot Christophe Kanchana N Ruwanpura 🐞💙🍀

May Day is a reminder of the power of collective action and the importance of unity among workers. Sending good wishes to all the workers and people fighting for their equitable rights on this International Workers' Day.

📢 Join SuPWR at #DSA2024 for a panel session on 'Seeking #GenderJustice & rights amidst backlash: Challenges and responses by women’s struggles' 🗓️27 June ⌚️9:00-10:30, 14:00-15:30, 16:00-17:30 (UK) Find out more 👇 supwr.org/2024/06/26/sup… Development Studies Association Institute of Development Studies BRAC Institute of Governance and Development-BIGD

🚨#HappeningNow! ✊Join SuPWR today at #DSA2024 to explore how women's struggles respond to backlash via collective action, solidarity & complex navigation of multiple identities. Development Studies Association Institute of Development Studies BRAC Institute of Governance and Development-BIGD Find out more👇

🔥🔥🔥 And we are go! 🙏🏽 Our patient keynote speaker Naomi Hossain sponsored by Journal of Development Studies (JDS) is speaking at #DSA2024 "On not being poor: bare life and Bangla-futurism in the aid lab" Find out more ⤵️ buff.ly/3VtyZ9N

🗣️Why is it important to talk about comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)? SuPWR Co-Investigator Maheen Sultan (@BIGD_bracu) shares her insights with The Daily Star on the SuPWR study on the backlash against CSE in #Bangladesh. 📰Read the OpEd 👇thedailystar.net/opinion/views/…

Is now an opportunity to bring about greater gender justice in #Bangladesh? Maheen Sultan @BIGD_bracu discusses the urgent need to bring about systemic and sustainable change under the interim government. Read in full 👇 ids.ac.uk/opinions/lets-… Countering Backlash SuPWR

⚖️The passage of the 2018 Sindh Home-Based Workers Act in #Pakistan is a major outcome of sucessful advocacy by HBWWF . 📽️Watch this short video about their struggle, the backlash they face & the gains they have made so far. 👇youtube.com/watch?v=uXIhdd… #HBWWF Zehra

#SAVETHEDATE Join us for the Sustaining Power (SuPWR) exhibition on 📆Nov 25-26 at 📍India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. More info soon! #Markyourcalendars Mubashira Zaidi @CamelliaReja Institute of Development Studies Economic and Social Research Council Jahnvi Andharia UtthanGujarat

📣IDS Event! Join a panel of experts for the launch of a major new IDS report, Building Solidarities: #GenderJustice in a Time of Backlash. Thursday 21 November from 16:00 (UK time). In-person and online at IDS. Book your place at: 👉ac.pulse.ly/nxlhrdoink #Gender

Extending Invitation to all Exhibition: ‘Sustaining Power: Resilience and Resistance of Women’s Movements in South Asia’, 📆November 25-26, 2024 📍India Habitat Centre, New Delhi! Spread the word and join us! SuPWR UtthanGujarat BMMA - Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan Elizabeth Khumallambam

📸We are excited to invite you to the SuPWR exhibitions! ✊The exhibition centres the voices of #WomensMovements in Bangldesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan and speaks of their multi-faceted struggles & successes amid growing anti-gender backlash. 🔗Join us! supwr.org/2024/11/20/exh…

The SuPWR project, led by IDS, has a new exhibition of art and imagery that centres the voices from 16 women’s rights movements in Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan. Find out where you can see it! 👇 ac.pulse.ly/0pijyyemej

On this #InternationalHumanRightsDay, I urge my fellow human beings: If you seek equality, extend it to others. If you desire freedom from discrimination, stop discriminating against others. If you experience ethnic, religious, gender, or sectarian bias, speak out against it

🖼️ “Malikah-nama”- Miniature Art on Feminism and Resistance by Shakila Haider 🎨 Artist Launch: 12:00 pm, December 16 📍 Location: Central Courtyard, LUMS

📸 Take a look behind the scenes as we set up for the exhibition: ‘Sustaining Power: Women’s Struggles Against Contemporary Backlash in South Asia’ (SUPWR). 🖼️ Shandana Khan Mohmand Dr. Maryam S. Khan aimen

This compelling showcase amplifies the voices of 16 women’s rights movements across Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India, shedding light on their multifaceted struggles and remarkable achievements in the face of rising anti-gender backlash.

At the launch of “Malkiamana” by Shakila Haider at LUMS, an art series highlighting the stories of Hazara women, their resilience, suffering, and struggles, was presented as part of a 16-country research project on women's movements and struggles across South Asia, led by

The Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025 has been passed in the ICT — a major win for child rights. At @IDEAS_Pak, we’ve worked on this issue for over 5 years, including this 2020 report that lays out the far-reaching costs of child marriage: 🔗 ideasdev.org/publications/c…