Latest items for IIP-PRACTICE-1
March 4, 2023, 12:20 a.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"MARY, Turkmenistan -- Dozens of couples have been detained in the Turkmen city of Mary and taken away in handcuffs for violating 'social norms' by holding hands in public as the government tightens control over women’s everyday lives" (Para. 1). "'I was out with my wife when a police car stopped in front of us and the officers said they were going to take us in for questioning,' a Mary resident said. 'They interrogated us in separate rooms.' The man said he had to call relatives and ask them to bring the couple’s marriage certificate and passports to prove they’re legally married. Despite that, police ordered the husband and wife...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"MARY, Turkmenistan -- Dozens of couples have been detained in the Turkmen city of Mary and taken away in handcuffs for violating 'social norms' by holding hands in public as the government tightens control over women’s everyday lives" (Para. 1). "'I was out with my wife when a police car stopped in front of us and the officers said they were going to take us in for questioning,' a Mary resident said. 'They interrogated us in separate rooms.' The man said he had to call relatives and ask them to bring the couple’s marriage certificate and passports to prove they’re legally married. Despite that, police ordered the husband and wife...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In September, Kim Hyun-sook rejected the idea that misogyny was at play when a Seoul Metro worker stabbed a female colleague to death in a subway bathroom after stalking her for years. Ms. Kim also initially declared that the rape and killing of a college student on campus last June was not violence against women and shouldn’t be used to fan 'gender conflict.'" (para 17)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The widespread violence against women along with the lack of response from the government implies that women are often facced with the potential risk of attack/harassment/death with very little change).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In September, Kim Hyun-sook rejected the idea that misogyny was at play when a Seoul Metro worker stabbed a female colleague to death in a subway bathroom after stalking her for years. Ms. Kim also initially declared that the rape and killing of a college student on campus last June was not violence against women and shouldn’t be used to fan 'gender conflict.'" (para 17)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The widespread violence against women along with the lack of response from the government implies that women are often facced with the potential risk of attack/harassment/death with very little change).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The GoN has adopted the following measures to eradicate all harmful practices: (a) Persuading changes in people’s attitude and community practices through Behaviour Change Communication (BCC); (b) Criminalization of all forms of harmful traditional practices against women and girls; (c) Launching awareness raising campaigns against harmful practices such as Chhaupadi, child marriage, dowry system and allegations of witchcraft..." (7). "The GoN, in collaboration with civil society organizations, is also running campaign against dowry, witchcraft allegation, Chhaupadi, and child and forced marriages all over the country. The GoN, in line with the order of the Supreme Court of Nepal in 2005, has issued directives to eradicate Chhaupadi practices, mostly prevailing in...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The GoN has adopted the following measures to eradicate all harmful practices: (a) Persuading changes in people’s attitude and community practices through Behaviour Change Communication (BCC); (b) Criminalization of all forms of harmful traditional practices against women and girls; (c) Launching awareness raising campaigns against harmful practices such as Chhaupadi, child marriage, dowry system and allegations of witchcraft..." (7). "The GoN, in collaboration with civil society organizations, is also running campaign against dowry, witchcraft allegation, Chhaupadi, and child and forced marriages all over the country. The GoN, in line with the order of the Supreme Court of Nepal in 2005, has issued directives to eradicate Chhaupadi practices, mostly prevailing in...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:11 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Jeong Ye-ji, a 31-year-old female office worker living in Gwanak District, Seoul, switched her gym to a women-only fitness center two months ago, which has made her workout routines more satisfying." (Para.1) "Gyms are not the only facilities limiting their service only to women. In recent years, an increasing number of female-only spaces have been emerging in Korea, ranging from study cafes, "gosiwon" or dormitory-style flats, guest houses and shared offices to camping sites" (Para.5-6). "A camping site launched in May located in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, is open only to women who want to enjoy a quiet and peaceful experience in the absence of men, according to an online...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Jeong Ye-ji, a 31-year-old female office worker living in Gwanak District, Seoul, switched her gym to a women-only fitness center two months ago, which has made her workout routines more satisfying." (Para.1) "Gyms are not the only facilities limiting their service only to women. In recent years, an increasing number of female-only spaces have been emerging in Korea, ranging from study cafes, "gosiwon" or dormitory-style flats, guest houses and shared offices to camping sites" (Para.5-6). "A camping site launched in May located in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, is open only to women who want to enjoy a quiet and peaceful experience in the absence of men, according to an online...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "Fahima, a woman living in the western province of Herat, ran a business before the Taliban took over but now must wait for her teenage son to come home from school so she can leave the house with him just to buy groceries. 'I can barely leave home,' she said" (Para.16-17).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "Fahima, a woman living in the western province of Herat, ran a business before the Taliban took over but now must wait for her teenage son to come home from school so she can leave the house with him just to buy groceries. 'I can barely leave home,' she said" (Para.16-17).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). "But behind the walls of several female-run hospitals in Kabul, a different reality exists: here, women save lives on a daily basis, offer marriage advice, care for and adopt abandoned children. Many of the doctors and nurses working here have raised children and often remain their family’s sole financial supporters. And they all agree: things work better...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). "But behind the walls of several female-run hospitals in Kabul, a different reality exists: here, women save lives on a daily basis, offer marriage advice, care for and adopt abandoned children. Many of the doctors and nurses working here have raised children and often remain their family’s sole financial supporters. And they all agree: things work better...more
Feb. 14, 2023, 6:11 p.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[P]olice have detained dozens of women in the street for wearing false nails and eyelashes, or other beauty accessories. Police also hunt for women who they believe might have had lip fillers and other cosmetic adjustments" (para 5). "A decree was issued banning women from occupying the front seats of cars, say reports. Driving licenses for female citizens of the country have not been issued for several years - although there has not yet been an official ban, it is claimed" (para 16-17). Because women are not issued driving licenses, they are very limited in their ability to move about in society (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[P]olice have detained dozens of women in the street for wearing false nails and eyelashes, or other beauty accessories. Police also hunt for women who they believe might have had lip fillers and other cosmetic adjustments" (para 5). "A decree was issued banning women from occupying the front seats of cars, say reports. Driving licenses for female citizens of the country have not been issued for several years - although there has not yet been an official ban, it is claimed" (para 16-17). Because women are not issued driving licenses, they are very limited in their ability to move about in society (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have said the correct "Islamic environment" needs to be created first, though given schools were already segregated by gender, no-one seems sure what that means" (Para.13). "After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have said the correct "Islamic environment" needs to be created first, though given schools were already segregated by gender, no-one seems sure what that means" (Para.13). "After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:07 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have said the correct "Islamic environment" needs to be created first, though given schools were already segregated by gender, no-one seems sure what that means" (Para.13). "After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have said the correct "Islamic environment" needs to be created first, though given schools were already segregated by gender, no-one seems sure what that means" (Para.13). "After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Feb. 13, 2023, 10:57 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The clerics emphasize strict segregation and the importance of girls studying so they can be better mothers — which, they presume, is the chief role for women" (Para.4). "[C]leric Jalilullah Akhundzada, head of the Dar al-Uloom seminary in the western Afghan city of Herat, who issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, in support of girls' education in March. Akhunzada was not available to speak to NPR, but his son, known as Mualana Muhibullah, said his father's fatwa was an 'expression of truth and reality which needed to be told,'he said. 'Girls and women should have the right to educate and be educated, but by preserving the conditions needed for a...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The clerics emphasize strict segregation and the importance of girls studying so they can be better mothers — which, they presume, is the chief role for women" (Para.4). "[C]leric Jalilullah Akhundzada, head of the Dar al-Uloom seminary in the western Afghan city of Herat, who issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, in support of girls' education in March. Akhunzada was not available to speak to NPR, but his son, known as Mualana Muhibullah, said his father's fatwa was an 'expression of truth and reality which needed to be told,'he said. 'Girls and women should have the right to educate and be educated, but by preserving the conditions needed for a...more
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committeee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]…remains concerned about…the limited enforcement of protection orders...and arbitrary detention and attacks targeting lesbian, bisexual and transgender women during peaceful marches in 2019 and 2020" (5). Because protection orders are not enforced, many women are not safe when they move about in society, making them less free to do so. Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women are especially vulnerable, as they are detained and attacked when they participate in marches, indicating they do not have the assurance of safety necessary to move about freely in society (AMC-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Committeee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]…remains concerned about…the limited enforcement of protection orders...and arbitrary detention and attacks targeting lesbian, bisexual and transgender women during peaceful marches in 2019 and 2020" (5). Because protection orders are not enforced, many women are not safe when they move about in society, making them less free to do so. Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women are especially vulnerable, as they are detained and attacked when they participate in marches, indicating they do not have the assurance of safety necessary to move about freely in society (AMC-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2023, 8:08 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Special Police units are often deployed in Iran's cities to enforce the hijab, pulling aside women they consider to be overly made-up or allowing their hair to spill out from underneath the obligatory headscarf" (para 16).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Special Police units are often deployed in Iran's cities to enforce the hijab, pulling aside women they consider to be overly made-up or allowing their hair to spill out from underneath the obligatory headscarf" (para 16).
Jan. 19, 2023, 10:45 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Women were separated from men in the stadium and entered through a special entrance via a car park, according to the Iranian Football Federation website" (para 3). "Esteghlal, Khodayari was charged with “openly committing a sinful act” by “appearing in public without a hijab” when she attempted to enter a stadium “dressed as a man” in March 2019, according to human rights group Amnesty International" (para 9).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Women were separated from men in the stadium and entered through a special entrance via a car park, according to the Iranian Football Federation website" (para 3). "Esteghlal, Khodayari was charged with “openly committing a sinful act” by “appearing in public without a hijab” when she attempted to enter a stadium “dressed as a man” in March 2019, according to human rights group Amnesty International" (para 9).
Jan. 13, 2023, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[The taliban] punish women’s close male relatives for women’s public conduct and clothing... [T]he male 'guardians' of women who appeared in public 'uncovered' would be fined and jailed for the offence" (para 15).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[The taliban] punish women’s close male relatives for women’s public conduct and clothing... [T]he male 'guardians' of women who appeared in public 'uncovered' would be fined and jailed for the offence" (para 15).
Jan. 13, 2023, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In the year since taking power, the Taliban have systematically adopted a number of restrictive measures undermining women’s fundamental human rights, including their mobility, access to education and employment, and freedom of speech and expression. The Taliban’s focus on controlling women’s lives, has in fact, been characterized as 'one of the most notable aspects of the de facto administration to date.'" (para 1). "Protecting and promoting their rights continues to be the most important issue for Afghan women, over a year since the Taliban’s takeover. The rollback of women’s human rights is visible in nearly every facet of public and private life and has resulted in a pervasive sense of...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In the year since taking power, the Taliban have systematically adopted a number of restrictive measures undermining women’s fundamental human rights, including their mobility, access to education and employment, and freedom of speech and expression. The Taliban’s focus on controlling women’s lives, has in fact, been characterized as 'one of the most notable aspects of the de facto administration to date.'" (para 1). "Protecting and promoting their rights continues to be the most important issue for Afghan women, over a year since the Taliban’s takeover. The rollback of women’s human rights is visible in nearly every facet of public and private life and has resulted in a pervasive sense of...more
Jan. 13, 2023, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Taliban teams will begin monitoring areas and establishments to check if women are still using them." (para 9). "A female personal trainer said that women and men were not exercising or training together at the Kabul gym where she works. 'The Taliban are lying,' she said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. 'We were training separately.' She said that two men claiming to be from the virtue and vice ministry entered her gym and made all the women leave. 'The women wanted to protest about the gyms [closing] but the Taliban came and arrested them,' she added. 'Now we don’t know if they’re alive or dead.'"(para 10...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Taliban teams will begin monitoring areas and establishments to check if women are still using them." (para 9). "A female personal trainer said that women and men were not exercising or training together at the Kabul gym where she works. 'The Taliban are lying,' she said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. 'We were training separately.' She said that two men claiming to be from the virtue and vice ministry entered her gym and made all the women leave. 'The women wanted to protest about the gyms [closing] but the Taliban came and arrested them,' she added. 'Now we don’t know if they’re alive or dead.'"(para 10...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
Of course, no policy can force attitudes to change, so machismo still remains an issue in 2021 (para 15)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The implication that machismo is still an issue can mean a variety of things. It can include things such as domestic violence all the way up to sexual harassment in public and work spaces).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
Of course, no policy can force attitudes to change, so machismo still remains an issue in 2021 (para 15)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The implication that machismo is still an issue can mean a variety of things. It can include things such as domestic violence all the way up to sexual harassment in public and work spaces).
Jan. 7, 2023, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Women who live in households without a close male relative now exist in a legal limbo, because they do not have a close male relative to act as a mahram, or 'guardian'." (para 6). "The rules have been enforced sporadically, with some officials turning a blind eye to solo travel" (para 9). "['The taliban] had just circulated the new notice that no woman can travel to another city without a mahram. I wasn’t allowed to board the plane, and had to wait in the airport for two to three hours, with 20 or 30 other women,' she said. 'This went on for a few weeks then they abolished [the rule]....more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Women who live in households without a close male relative now exist in a legal limbo, because they do not have a close male relative to act as a mahram, or 'guardian'." (para 6). "The rules have been enforced sporadically, with some officials turning a blind eye to solo travel" (para 9). "['The taliban] had just circulated the new notice that no woman can travel to another city without a mahram. I wasn’t allowed to board the plane, and had to wait in the airport for two to three hours, with 20 or 30 other women,' she said. 'This went on for a few weeks then they abolished [the rule]....more
Jan. 7, 2023, 11:15 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Leila walks to her secret school from her house nearby" (para 16). "[T]he Taliban's hardcore loyalists demanded the ban [on education for girls] in accordance with the conservative tradition that girls should stay home" (para 18).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Leila walks to her secret school from her house nearby" (para 16). "[T]he Taliban's hardcore loyalists demanded the ban [on education for girls] in accordance with the conservative tradition that girls should stay home" (para 18).
Jan. 2, 2023, 2:15 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"70% of respondents indicated that the Taliban had taken steps to restrict women's rights: imposing dress codes, banning women from traveling without a mahram, banning women from working, and limiting access to healthcare" (para 10). "[O]verall physical security was a low priority for most women... while security has improved for some women, it has only worsened for others" (para 15-16).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"70% of respondents indicated that the Taliban had taken steps to restrict women's rights: imposing dress codes, banning women from traveling without a mahram, banning women from working, and limiting access to healthcare" (para 10). "[O]verall physical security was a low priority for most women... while security has improved for some women, it has only worsened for others" (para 15-16).
Dec. 26, 2022, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Women have to obtain men's permission (usually their father's or brother's) to…travel. (An app that allows men to veto travel permits, driving licences and other government services for unmarried women under 25 has been downloaded a million times)" (para 3). "During the pandemic, one...woman, 'Asma,' compared her life with a permanent lockdown. 'For girls -- you are [constantly] in quarantine. What the whole world experiences now, this is the normal life for girls [in Qatar]. I wanted to study abroad but it was a no from my parents, even though I had a scholarship' " (para 4).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Women have to obtain men's permission (usually their father's or brother's) to…travel. (An app that allows men to veto travel permits, driving licences and other government services for unmarried women under 25 has been downloaded a million times)" (para 3). "During the pandemic, one...woman, 'Asma,' compared her life with a permanent lockdown. 'For girls -- you are [constantly] in quarantine. What the whole world experiences now, this is the normal life for girls [in Qatar]. I wanted to study abroad but it was a no from my parents, even though I had a scholarship' " (para 4).
Dec. 26, 2022, 4 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[L]ocal media reported that women in Iran's second-largest city of Mashhad were banned from taking the metro if they were not wearing head coverings, and three coffee shops were closed in the central city of Qom because customers were not wearing headscarves" (para 20). Even if women are legally free to move about in society, in practice, they are prohibited from doing so if they don't wear a headscarf (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[L]ocal media reported that women in Iran's second-largest city of Mashhad were banned from taking the metro if they were not wearing head coverings, and three coffee shops were closed in the central city of Qom because customers were not wearing headscarves" (para 20). Even if women are legally free to move about in society, in practice, they are prohibited from doing so if they don't wear a headscarf (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 22, 2022, 6:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Widiya Hastuti, 24, a student at the University of North Sumatra, Medan, from Bener Meriah, Aceh, said: 'Since I was a child in Aceh, I was told that women must cover their aurat [intimate parts] from head to toe. I'm not that obedient. I sometimes took off my jilbab and wore shorts when I left our home. The distance was close. I was afraid that the Sharia police would arrest me if I went too far' " (para 23-24). Because women and girls are required in practice to wear a jilbab when they leave they go out in public and face the threat of arrest if they do not wear...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Widiya Hastuti, 24, a student at the University of North Sumatra, Medan, from Bener Meriah, Aceh, said: 'Since I was a child in Aceh, I was told that women must cover their aurat [intimate parts] from head to toe. I'm not that obedient. I sometimes took off my jilbab and wore shorts when I left our home. The distance was close. I was afraid that the Sharia police would arrest me if I went too far' " (para 23-24). Because women and girls are required in practice to wear a jilbab when they leave they go out in public and face the threat of arrest if they do not wear...more
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Zenab, 36, explained she had trained as a midwife and wanted to work in rural areas, but was unable to because the Taliban had imposed mahram, the requirement placed on women to be escorted by a male in public. Zenab said this was not possible for her, and that she would be beaten if she disobeyed the rules. Trained to meet a desperately required need, she instead spent her days sitting at home" (para 11).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Zenab, 36, explained she had trained as a midwife and wanted to work in rural areas, but was unable to because the Taliban had imposed mahram, the requirement placed on women to be escorted by a male in public. Zenab said this was not possible for her, and that she would be beaten if she disobeyed the rules. Trained to meet a desperately required need, she instead spent her days sitting at home" (para 11).
Dec. 17, 2022, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he male manager entered the women's bathroom to 'check' on the group as he believed they were 'up to no good' and told them to leave the toilets" (para 4).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he male manager entered the women's bathroom to 'check' on the group as he believed they were 'up to no good' and told them to leave the toilets" (para 4).
Aug. 18, 2022, 10:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Some claimed they had been tasered and beaten, while others told how they were being pressurised to marry members of the Taliban in exchange for their freedom. The footage, filmed by British Iranian journalist Ramita Navai for an ITV documentary, revealed dozens of women huddling in courtyards and more than 50 others locked up in nearby cells." (4,5)
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Some claimed they had been tasered and beaten, while others told how they were being pressurised to marry members of the Taliban in exchange for their freedom. The footage, filmed by British Iranian journalist Ramita Navai for an ITV documentary, revealed dozens of women huddling in courtyards and more than 50 others locked up in nearby cells." (4,5)
June 28, 2022, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"30% each of rural cluster residents use a baby taxi and an auto/easy bike to travel to the upazila headquarters. Overall, 19% of residents use a car, bus, or tempo. 60% of people in rural clusters travel to the district headquarters by car, bus, or tempo" (247). "Residents of rural sample clusters are most likely to use a baby taxi or an auto/easy bike (30% each) as their means of transport. Overall, 19% of residents use a car, bus, or tempo. In rural clusters of Dhaka, the most common means of transport to the upazila headquarters is an auto or easy bike (34%), followed by a car/bus/tempo (33%) and a...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"30% each of rural cluster residents use a baby taxi and an auto/easy bike to travel to the upazila headquarters. Overall, 19% of residents use a car, bus, or tempo. 60% of people in rural clusters travel to the district headquarters by car, bus, or tempo" (247). "Residents of rural sample clusters are most likely to use a baby taxi or an auto/easy bike (30% each) as their means of transport. Overall, 19% of residents use a car, bus, or tempo. In rural clusters of Dhaka, the most common means of transport to the upazila headquarters is an auto or easy bike (34%), followed by a car/bus/tempo (33%) and a...more
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Custom dictates that a husband may prevent his wife, minor children, and adult unmarried daughters from leaving the country by taking custody of their passports" (21).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Custom dictates that a husband may prevent his wife, minor children, and adult unmarried daughters from leaving the country by taking custody of their passports" (21).
March 19, 2022, 9:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
“'[I]f the Taliban take over Kabul, they will not allow us to live the independent lives we live today. We will not even be able to leave our homes because we don’t have mahrams [male guardians],' says Roqia" (para 10). "[L]iving in an area where local beliefs dictate that people should not have a relationship with a family if there is no man in the house, they have been abandoned. 'Our neighbours have cut off all ties. We are alone,' she adds, sadly"(para 16).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
“'[I]f the Taliban take over Kabul, they will not allow us to live the independent lives we live today. We will not even be able to leave our homes because we don’t have mahrams [male guardians],' says Roqia" (para 10). "[L]iving in an area where local beliefs dictate that people should not have a relationship with a family if there is no man in the house, they have been abandoned. 'Our neighbours have cut off all ties. We are alone,' she adds, sadly"(para 16).
March 19, 2022, 8:45 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Two women are in critical condition after an angry driver targeted them on a busy street in northwestern Iran because they were not wearing full hijab head coverings, according to Iran’s Labor News Agency Ilna. The vehicular assailant reportedly first yelled at the women that they were being 'un-Islamic' because he did not think they were sufficiently well-covered. All females over the age of 9 are required to cover their heads and curves after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, but it is increasingly common for women in Iran’s larger cities to defy the ruling"(para 1, 2).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Two women are in critical condition after an angry driver targeted them on a busy street in northwestern Iran because they were not wearing full hijab head coverings, according to Iran’s Labor News Agency Ilna. The vehicular assailant reportedly first yelled at the women that they were being 'un-Islamic' because he did not think they were sufficiently well-covered. All females over the age of 9 are required to cover their heads and curves after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, but it is increasingly common for women in Iran’s larger cities to defy the ruling"(para 1, 2).