‘Violence against Women — prevent, not just protest’
To promote gender equality and raise collective voices against gender-based violence and harassment in workplaces around the world, CARE Bangladesh organised a colourful rickshaw rally on 11 March, Monday.
The rally, held to celebrate International Women’s Day, started at 10:00am from the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and stopped for a while in front of National Press Club. Following a brief discussion session, the rally then returned and ended from where it started. Representatives from CARE Bangladesh and other NGOs attended the lively rally.
The participants carried posters, banners and placards with messages on gender equality, women’s rights, workplace safety, violence against women and issues like that.
Photo: Apel Pavel
On the occasion of observing the International Women’s Day, Zia Choudhury, Country Director of CARE Bangladesh said, ‘CARE continuously advocates for gender quality and women’s rights. On this International Women’s Day, we want to promote a message of workplace safety for all women. I am happy that this message resonates with the Bangladesh Government’s promise of ‘Think equal, build smart, and innovate for change’.
International Women’s day is observed worldwide to respect and recognise women’s success and achievements. Moreover, this day is a reminder to bolster movements to establish women’s economic, political and social rights towards gender equality.