Women’s Affairs Reform Commission chief says incidents of misogyny are not new in societyPublic humiliation of women, misogyny go unchallenged in Bangladesh as violence spikesThe crucial role of women in the student-led mass uprising against discrimination and oppression is rapidly fading from public discourse, while blatant misogyny and public humiliation have taken centre stage in a matter of months. Fauzia Moslem, president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, a women's rights organisation, said: “Misogyny has become public since the Mass Uprising. Violence was still present before, with no political rights for women, no social rights.”“But a moral policing has been under way since the Uprising due to misogyny. ESCALATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENIn a statement on Wednesday, the University Teachers’ Network said: "Since the Uprising, incidents of sexual harassment, violence, and misogyny against women have increased. According to the Violence Against Women Survey 2024, released on Feb 28, the rate of sexual violence against women has increased to 28.5 percent, up from 27.2 percent in 2015.

Source: bd News24 March 07, 2025 21:11 UTC