Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Gagauzia
How a girl’s dream to become a police officer raised the bar of gender equality in a conservative region.
How a girl’s dream to become a police officer raised the bar of gender equality in a conservative region.
An almost unheard job for a woman in the conservative Central Asian country.
Bishkek centre provides rare platform to explore social issues from new perspectives.
Attempts to hold an annual rally has become a highly symbolic tradition for the feminist movement.
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Conservative parties obstructed its adoption for supposedly eroding “traditional family values”.
An all-women team turned to mobile phone technology to provide a free and easy-to-use tool.
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
Officials accuse campaigners of politicising the issue to suit their own agenda.
Equality legislation is not matched by social attitudes – or state support.