Mahsa Amini, the most famous girl in the world. October 11th was the International Day of Girls. In 2022, it marks the 10th year of recognizing this day as the International Day of Girls by the United Nations. This year’s theme is “Our time is now–our rights, our future”. It is a symbol of the […]...

Cambridge English Dictionary has recently added a new word: Singlism, defined as “unfair treatment of single individuals.” About a decade ago, social psychologist Bella DePaulo coined this term, and while it is not yet as widely used in public discourse as other “isms” such as racism and sexism, awareness of the discrimination faced by single […]...

The twelfth day of August every year is the International Youth Day. The idea for this day was initiated in 1998 in Lisbon and was adopted on December 17, 1999 at the United Nations General Assembly. The year 2022 is the World Youth Day of “Inter-generational Solidarity, Creating a Global World for All Generations”. This […]...

Empty space of security The role and importance of communication and information technology in the 21st century world is undeniable. It can confidently be said that the gap between people’s presence in the virtual space and the real world is rapidly closing. In just one year (April 2021 to April 2022), two hundred million more […]...

Miscarriage and reproductive rights and fertility In the third decade of the 21st century, we are witnessing a major wave and trend towards reclaiming women’s rights not only in countries on three continents, especially in Western Asia, North Africa, and South Asia, but also in European and North American countries. In America, after nearly half […]...

The 66th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held in March 2022, both in person and virtually. Government delegations were present in person, but most activities from government women’s organizations, feminists, women’s rights activists, and other civil society organizations were held online. Women’s rights defenders and feminist organizations […]...

Homelessness inflicts a deep blow to the dignity, social inclusion, and right to life of individuals. Homelessness is a blatant violation of the human right to adequate housing and goes beyond the right to life, violating other human rights such as the right to non-discrimination, the right to access to health, sanitation, water, security, and […]...

The right to access information and the internet freely is considered one of the fundamental rights and a foundation for achieving human rights in today’s world and the age of information technology. In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly recognized access to the internet as a human right and issued a resolution on this matter. […]...

March 8th has been recognized as the central point and focal point of women’s struggles and celebration of its achievements since the early 1900s in the world. A review of the key points of the hundred-year history of March 8th reminds us of the importance of this day in the global women’s movement and the […]...

The year 2021 was one of the most challenging years for women around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the vulnerability of women and deepened economic and social disparities. Globally, the work conditions for women became more limited due to the economic downturn. Women’s jobs in the service sector, along with a sharp decline in […]...