UK’s Human Rights Watchdog supports de-medicalising of the Gender Recognition Process

According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, a person wishing to change gender doesn’t require a gender recognition certificate...

EVENING SHADOWS screens in Amsterdam on ‘Coming Out Day’

October 11th is celebrated as Coming Out Day worldwide since 1988, underlining the most basic form of activism - coming out to family,...

Building a Strong Health Workforce around the World

Health is the natural form of well-being. There is no doubt that still too many people around the world are unable to access even the most basi...

Kalpana Lajmi - As I knew her

Lalita Lajmi, Kalpana’s mother, called me on the 4th of September 2018, and asked me to help her with writing Kalpana’s speech, whi...

Addressing the Case for Gendered NCD Policies

The newly launched report “Global Health 50-50” released by the Center for Gender and Global Health at the University College of Lo...

Physically Challenged but Mentally Strong

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.  - Scott Hamilton

When you hear the term &ls...

Helping Women Advance in the Workplace

With Indra Nooyi stepping down from her position as CEO of PepsiCo, there are only 22 women CEOs leading S&...

Celebrating Freedom through Short Films

Films are a powerful tool for change. They break all kinds of geographical, linguistic and social barriers. The...

The Reasons why Girls drop out of School

According to a report by the World BankRead More