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MCYS minister: Promoting women’s development key to national progress In a message to mark International Women's Day, minister says more Bruneian women needed in tech

March 8, 2023

Alhamdulillah, Brunei Darussalam will once again celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, with this year’s theme: “DigitALL: Innovation and…

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Women leading the way to sustainability MCYS minister: Women in rural communities more vulnerable to effects of climate change

March 8, 2022

Alhamdulillah, on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, Brunei Darussalam is once again able to celebrate International Women’s Day. In 1975, The United Nations recognized…

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MCYS minister: Pandemic has hit women harder In a message to mark International Women's Day, YB Dato Hj Aminuddin says that the pandemic has highlighted the unequal burden women shoulder in domestic work and unpaid care

March 8, 2021

The 8th of March is a significant date for women all over the world, because it is the date for celebrating International Women’s…

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9 in 10 of all people hold bias against women Worldwide survey shows the invisible barriers women face in achieving equality, says the UN

March 8, 2020

NEW YORK (AFP) – Nearly 90 percent of the world’s population — of every gender — holds some prejudice against women, according to…

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Gender parity at work only possible if men do more at home: UN Imbalanced division of household work between men and women is one of the most resilient features of gender inequality

March 9, 2019

GENEVA (AFP) – Progress towards gender parity at work has barely budged for the past quarter century, and will only speed up once…

On demystifying feminism Mainstream narratives of feminism may conjure up images bra-burning activists, or a clubhouse full of 'angry' females plotting the demise of the patriarchy. But we need to reclaim the term 'feminism' from those who seek to deride it, writes Khairunnisa Ibrahim

March 9, 2019

Are you a feminist? I’ve seen people flinch when the word is mentioned, and many vehemently deny they are “one of those”. I…

Gov’t to conduct national survey on women’s development On International Women's Day, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports calls for women's achievements in nation-building to be recognised

March 8, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A national survey will be conducted to examine the status of women’s development in Brunei, with focus on issues…

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Young women encouraged to sign up for mentoring opportunity with industry leaders, influencers The Canadian High Commission is staging a 'speed mentoring' event in conjunction with International Women's Day

March 3, 2019

In honour of International Women’s Day, the High Commission of Canada is organising a speed mentoring and networking event that will take place…

(Re)coding the world for women When you think about leaders and heavyweights in the world of politics, business and technology, often you will find they are men. We need to challenge a world order built on male power, writes Khairunnisa Ibrahim.

March 8, 2018

I used to want to be like Sherlock Holmes. I wanted to be brilliant, like he is, and intuitive, and excited about science,…

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