Lalremsiami’s Asian Games Ambition Begins With a Dirt Pitch in Mizoram
India forward Lalremsiami has turned a barefoot childhood route into an international hockey career and a bid for Asian Games gold. Her longer goal—building facilities for girls in Mizoram—shows why a sporting breakthrough matters most when it widens the path behind it.
Want a Career at the World Bank? Applications Open for 2027 Young Professionals Program
Applications are now open for the World Bank Group’s flagship Young Professionals Program, offering early-career professionals a pathway into international development through paid employment, global rotations, leadership training and mentorship.
Europe’s Forced-Labour Guidance Needs Workers, Not Audits, at the Centre
New EU implementation guidance prepares companies and authorities for a 2027 ban on products made with forced labour. Human Rights Watch says the framework is a positive step but still needs stronger worker participation, remedy and transparency.
A Pregnant Woman’s Death Shows How Gaza’s Ceasefire Is Failing Civilians
Iman Shalouf and her unborn child died after she was shot inside her family’s tent in southern Gaza, according to Palestinian reporting. The case underlines that a ceasefire has little protective meaning when civilians, hospitals and water systems remain exposed to lethal harm.
Bangladeshi Women Founders Have Two Days Left to Compete for Tara’s Circle’s €100,000 Award Pool
Tara’s Circle 2026 is open worldwide to women founders and co-founders leading seed-stage or MVP-stage impact ventures. Fifteen projects will share €100,000 across health, technology, sustainability, social innovation and creative industries. Applications close 17 September at 12:00 CEST.
Bangladesh Is Taking Midwifery to the UN. The Promise Now Is 25,000 Professionals Where Women Actually Give Birth
Bangladesh and Sweden will co-host a UN General Assembly event on 24 September focused on integrating midwives into primary healthcare. Bangladesh has committed to train and deploy 25,000 midwives by 2030. The global leadership will matter most if the workforce reaches women outside major hospitals.
Grace Berlin Offers Women Founders €2,500 a Month to Build Pre-Revenue Startups
The eight-month accelerator provides an equity-free monthly stipend, mentoring and workspace for women developing early-stage businesses in Berlin. Applications close on 22 September, with immigration and residence requirements for founders arriving from abroad.
Why Are Girls’ Shorts So Much Shorter? Parents Are Questioning the Gender Divide in Children’s Clothing
Parents are questioning why clothes made for girls are often shorter, tighter and more revealing than similar styles sold for boys. The debate may be trending again on social media, but research shows concerns about the gender divide in children’s clothing have existed for more than a decade.
Mary Gaudron Changed Who Could Interpret Australia’s Constitution
Mary Gaudron, the first woman appointed to Australia’s High Court, has died aged 83. Her career linked a breakthrough for women in law with decisions on Indigenous land rights, discrimination and the dignity of work.
Nigar Sultana Joty Wants to Leave T20I Captaincy. Stepping Back Can Be a Leadership Decision Too
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty has told the BCB she wants to give up T20I leadership after the Asian Games while remaining ODI captain, saying she wants greater focus on her batting. The board has not yet accepted the request. Leadership is not only knowing when to take responsibility—it can also mean deciding when a role should change.
Swagata’s Career Makes a Case Against Telling Women Artists to Pick One Lane
Zinat Sanu Swagata has worked across acting, music, modelling and presenting since childhood. A piece of advice from Abdullah Al Mamun helped shape that path: becoming an actor did not mean abandoning directing or music. Her career shows why women’s creative identities do not have to fit one label.
Bangladeshi Women Spend 5.9 Hours a Day on Unpaid Care. That Is a Labour-Market Policy Problem
Bangladesh’s Time Use Survey says women spend 5.9 hours daily on unpaid care and household work, compared with 0.8 hours for men. A new Dhaka dialogue is calling for care to be recognised, reduced and redistributed. If Bangladesh wants more women earning, childcare infrastructure is economic infrastructure.
Anthropic’s Threat Report Shows AI Scaling Surveillance—and Manufactured Intimacy
Anthropic says users deployed Claude in surveillance operations targeting ethnic, religious and political communities and in dating apps populated by thousands of false personas. The cases show how AI can industrialise coercion and deception even when it does not invent the underlying abuse.
Last Day: Bangladesh’s Gender-Sensitive Media Award Is Accepting Journalism, Drama and Advertising Until September 10
Journalists, producers and creative professionals have until 10 September to submit eligible work for the Shomotay Tarunno Media Award 2026. Eight categories cover print, television, online journalism, entertainment reporting, drama and advertising, with gender-sensitive representation at the centre of judging.
Spain’s Football Fertility Benefit Expands Choice—but Cannot Replace Maternity Rights
Spain’s football federation will support egg freezing and assisted reproduction for eligible players and referees through 2029. The scheme may help athletes plan families, but critics warn that reproductive technology must remain voluntary and accompany strong protection during pregnancy and return to play.
UN Youth Townhall 2026 Opens Funded Places for Young People Worldwide
Young people aged 18 to 35 can apply for funded participation in the first-ever UN Youth Townhall in Heidelberg, Germany, where more than 1,000 participants are expected to meet across generations and sectors.
A Dhaka Dance Workshop Treats Women’s Bodies as Archives, Not Objects
A feminist dance-theatre workshop opening in Banani on Thursday will ask performers to explore how women carry memory, labour, faith, regulation, conflict and joy through the body. Its premise shifts the female body from something audiences look at to something that remembers and speaks.
Women’s Monthly Heart-Rate Patterns Are a Research Clue, Not a Diagnosis
An analysis of long-term smartwatch records found multiday heart-rate rhythms in 70% of participants, with monthly patterns more common among women. The finding could guide future research, but it does not prove a menstrual cause or justify treatment based on a wearable graph.
Sudan’s Food Lifeline Has Lost Two-Thirds of Its Funding
The World Food Programme says its Sudan budget has fallen from $645 million last year to about $206 million this year while nearly 20 million people face hunger. Women are absorbing the shortage through reduced meals, unsafe journeys and the collapse of care around pregnancy and displacement
Swagata’s Career Makes a Case Against Telling Women Artists to Pick One Lane
Zinat Sanu Swagata has worked across acting, music, modelling and presenting since childhood. A piece of advice from Abdullah Al Mamun helped shape that path: becoming an actor did not mean abandoning directing or music. Her career shows why women’s creative identities do not have to fit one label.
National University Says Women Need Safer Campuses. Now Bangladesh Needs to Define What ‘Safe’ Actually Means
National University’s vice-chancellor says child marriage, violence and social barriers are pushing girls out before higher education and has called for safer, more supportive campuses and greater female participation in STEM. The next step is turning “safe campus” from a speech into measurable standards.
After a 10–0 Defeat, Maria Manda’s Answer Was Not Excuses. It Was: Get Better
Bangladesh opened its Asian Games women’s football campaign with a 10–0 defeat to DPR Korea. Captain Maria Manda’s response was neither denial nor despair: Bangladesh must keep facing stronger teams, work harder and prepare better. That mindset deserves a system capable of matching it.
Giving Joy’s Global Microgrant Round Is Open to Women With Community-Focused Ideas
Women aged 18 and over in any country can seek $250–$500 for a business, nonprofit or project benefiting women, girls or families. The application is free and closes 30 September, but only five to 10 awards are expected from thousands of submissions.
Nigeria’s Foreign-Aid Bill Could Put Women’s Rights Groups Under State Control
Proposed legislation would centralise oversight of foreign assistance and impose substantial penalties for non-compliance. Although not written specifically about gender, it could create new barriers for women-led organisations providing rights, health and survivor services.
Anita Hill Scholarship Offers Five $10,000 Awards to US Law Students
The scholarship supports second- and third-year law students committed to civil rights, democracy and gender equity. Applications close on 22 September.
Four US Women-Owned Businesses Can Apply for $45,000 Each by 22 September
H&R Block’s Fund Her Future programme offers four cash grants plus a year of business services to established women-owned US companies. Applicants should note the $20,000 revenue floor, residency rule and exact 6 p.m. Eastern deadline.
Three Afghan Sisters Keep Studying After Deportation Closed Every Official Door
Maahi, Shallah and Fatimah were expelled from Iran into a country where the Taliban bars girls from secondary school and women from university. Their unofficial lessons in Herat show both the determination of Afghan girls and the cost of policies that refuse to recognise their education.
CyberSafe and SANS Offer African Women a Fully Funded Route Into AI Security
Experienced African women in cybersecurity can apply for nine months of advanced AI-security training and certification. The deadline is 10 September at noon West Africa Time, making this the edition’s most urgent opportunity
A Deadlocked Trial Exposed the Gaps Around Postpartum Psychosis
A Massachusetts jury could not agree whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when she killed her three children. The case cannot diagnose other mothers, but it has exposed how little many families and clinicians know about a rare, severe and treatable postpartum emergency.
UN Women Is Hiring a Disability-Inclusion Consultant in Bangladesh—Applications Close September 7
UN Women’s Bangladesh Country Office is recruiting a senior National Consultant–Disability Inclusion Officer to help embed disability inclusion and “Leave No One Behind” principles across gender-equality programmes. Applications close on September 7, 2026.