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  In a world striving for equality and inclusivity, initiatives that champion women's empowerment and economic participation are crucial for driving meaningful change. One such remarkable project, "Women Welding the Workplace (WWW)," has been making waves since its inception in 2021. A collaboration between Contact Base and the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, with   a clear vision to develop a sustainable intergenerational regional network that would unite industry experts, domain specialists, statutory compliance professionals, entrepreneurs, media influencers, investors, and life skill and wellness experts. This network would collectively support capacity building, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and the creation of supportive policies and work environments. With a focus on Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and the USA, the project aspires to drive positive change across borders. A highlight of WWW's journey was the two-day "#mPowerWomen@Work Meet," held at the Amer...

To strengthen the dialogue and ensure more media coverage on gender and economy, a workshop was organized with media personnel across India and Bangladesh asking them to share on what are the parities, what are the policies and how can we have more visibility on the issues of women and employment of women. Participants and speakers comprised independent journalists, social media influencers, representatives from national media networks, press club, government department, non-governmental organizations, media development organizations, feminist organizations, academia, digital news agencies and other media professionals. The workshop explored  the barriers to creating gender- sensitive and gender-transformative content, and encourage a solution-based conversation towards creating gender equality in content, workplace, and management. How is Gender Represented in the Media? Women represent only 13% of subjects and sources in the television newscast monitored and 21% in the digita...

“Professional space must accommodate my personal traumas instead of aggravating them” said a Professor from a reputed University, in a workshop “Wellbeing of Women at Work” on May 13 th at the American Center, Kolkata. It was a five hours long interactive and engaging workshop that was conducted with professionals from India and Nepal, as part of a project named “Women Wielding Workplace”, an initiative of Contact Base and US Consulate General Kolkata. We are living in an age where the meaning and definition of work and workplace is going through huge change. This change accelerated during the pandemic when individuals had to work from home blurring the distinction of public and private space. Many organisations are now choosing to make location of work flexible for their employees. Thus, work is no longer associated with a particular geographical space. In this changed scenario, many women find it difficult to manage handling household chores and professional work at the same time....