Orusa Karim

Dec 5, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Xianghong Wang |Bharat Dogra |Ayushya Singh |Orusa Karim

BEIJING – In recent decades, the invisible barrier that prevents women from ascending to senior positions in politics, business firms, and other organizations has been cracked, if not shattered, in a growing number of countries. But another barrier – a “second glass ceiling” – to women’s advancement remains. As a result, women across sectors and countries are increasingly leaving the workforce prematurely – and not by choice.

Dec 1, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Ayushya Singh |Orusa Karim |Cedric Prakash

It has been seen time and again that when women get a more significant role in development initiatives and when they have more say in deciding priorities, then development initiatives are strengthened in significant ways. Women have higher commitment to sustainability and to meeting the most basic needs of their families and decide their priorities on this basis.

Mar 10, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Niranjan K S |Sumanta Banerjee |Orusa Karim |T Vijayendra

We all know that 8th March is observed as International Women’s Day. The UN also accepted this day in 1975 but they will never reveal the reason and the struggles behind the celebration of 8th March as International Women’s Day. They have even erased the word, “Working”, in order to forget the history of the 8th March. From the beginning of the women’s movement, there were basically two trends in the women’s movement.

Mar 7, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Sumanta Banerjee |Orusa Karim |T Vijayendra |Cedric Prakash

Today,  March  8  is  celebrated  all  over  the  world  as  the  International  Women’s  Day,  when  women  while  commemorating  their  achievements  in  political, social,  economic  and  other  spheres,  also  call  to  action  for  accelerating  gender  parity.

Feb 29, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy |Orusa Karim |T Vijayendra |Cedric Prakash

Specifically Jasmine Crockett, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jill Tokuda, Grace Napolitano Sylvia Garcia, Val Hoyle, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sheila Jackson Lee, Frederica Wilson, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Jennifer McClellan, Lori Trahan, Madeleine Dean, Gwen Moore, Suzanne Bonamici, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Yvette Clarke, Nanette Barragan, Andrea Salinas, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rosa DeLauro, Katie Porter, Grace Meng, and Shontel Brown Dear Women of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, We, the...