The anti-ESG backlash is weakening accountability systems and cutting funding for gender-focused programmes globally. As ESG rollbacks and aid reductions grow, women are disproportionately bearing the impact, slowing progress on equality. Trump-era ESG rollbacks and global aid cuts are hitting gender programmes hardest. The UN has the numbers. The corporate sector is looking the other…
At CSW70, a historic 37–1 vote preserved women’s rights at the UN, but it exposed growing global divisions and coordinated challenges to gender equality. While seen as a win, the outcome reflects a shift where defending existing rights is replacing real progress. The Vote That Shouldn’t Have Happened On March 9, 2026, inside the UN…
Shahjahan Begum was a fearless grassroots activist who transformed personal tragedy into a lifelong mission to fight violence against women and empower marginalized girls through education and collective action. Shahjahan Begum (1942-2013) is a leading figure in the Indian women’s movement. From her working-class neighbourhood, she spoke up, calling out violence and abuse, rampant within…
A new UN report warns that women worldwide have only 64% of the legal rights of men, highlighting major gaps in justice systems, weak law enforcement, and rising violence against women and girls. On International Women’s Day 2026, the United Nations delivered a message that was anything but celebratory. UN Women issued a global alert…
The UN warns it could take 286 years to achieve legal equality for women worldwide, as International Women’s Day 2026 highlights the global justice crisis and the urgent need for access to justice. As International Women’s Day approaches, the United Nations sounds its loudest alarm yet on the global legal gap threatening half the world’s…
Photo Credit: ClearCut Team Clear Cut Gender DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 21, 2025 10:20 ISTWritten By: Dr Sonali Mohapatra, PhD She was seventeen, living in a small Indian town, when she first heard the word choice. Not from a teacher or a textbook, but whispered by a friend after school. The friend had to drop…
