Want a Career at the World Bank? Applications Open for 2027 Young Professionals Program
Applications are now open for the World Bank Group’s flagship Young Professionals Program, offering early-career professionals a pathway into international development through paid employment, global rotations, leadership training and mentorship.
UN Youth Townhall 2026 Opens Funded Places for Young People Worldwide
Young people aged 18 to 35 can apply for funded participation in the first-ever UN Youth Townhall in Heidelberg, Germany, where more than 1,000 participants are expected to meet across generations and sectors.
Second- and Third-Year Female Undergraduates Can Apply to Aarong’s Six-Month ElevateHER Mentorship
Aarong’s new ElevateHER programme will pair female university students with organisational leaders for six months of mentoring, learning and professional exposure. Applications close on 24 September—and the official call describes this as mentorship, not a paid internship.
Global South Founders Have One Week Left to Apply for the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship 2026
Entrepreneurs from 44 eligible low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries have until September 1 to apply for the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship 2026, a six-month programme offering international training, tailored business support, fully funded travel and up to £2,000 in equity-free funding.
Why Are Girls’ Shorts So Much Shorter? Parents Are Questioning the Gender Divide in Children’s Clothing
Parents are questioning why clothes made for girls are often shorter, tighter and more revealing than similar styles sold for boys. The debate may be trending again on social media, but research shows concerns about the gender divide in children’s clothing have existed for more than a decade.
One Year On, Iraqi Women Warn Personal-Status Code Is Reshaping Family Rights
An Iraqi lawyer says the Ja’fari Personal Status Code may weaken women’s influence over marriage, divorce and custody decisions. The first anniversary demands evidence about how courts are applying it.
Faculty for the Future Opens STEM Fellowships Worth Up to $50,000 a Year
Women from eligible low- and middle-income countries can apply for PhD or postdoctoral support at universities outside their home country. Applications close at noon Central Standard Time on 7 November.
BRTC Is Recruiting Women Drivers for Pink Bus — Here’s Who Can Apply
Women aged 21 to 35 can attend walk-in driving tests in Gazipur from August 30 to September 1. Selected candidates will receive free heavy-vehicle training, with accommodation and meals covered by BRTC.
200 Women Can Apply for Government Training in Computer Skills, Mobile Repair, Tailoring and More
A current admission notice for the Women Training Academy in Jirani, Gazipur lists 200 places across five three-month vocational courses, including computer applications and mobile-phone servicing. Applications are scheduled to remain open until 30 September.
Four US Women-Owned Businesses Can Apply for $45,000 Each
H&R Block’s Fund Her Future programme is offering four $45,000 grants plus a year of business services. The 22 September deadline is close, and the revenue, ownership, age and location rules should be checked before applicants invest time.
Holifya Raises €2 Million to Combine GLP-1 Care With AI—Evidence Must Scale Too
The women-led Italian health startup is expanding a remote obesity clinic combining medicines, diagnostics and algorithmic monitoring. Investment can build infrastructure, but company-reported outcomes need independent clinical validation.
Women Domestic Workers Know Their Rights Better. Only 28% Have Written Employment Arrangements
A seven-year Oxfam programme reports a major rise in rights awareness and wage-negotiation ability among women domestic workers. Yet written employment arrangements remain uncommon, showing the distance between knowing a right and being able to enforce it inside somebody else’s home.
Arrests in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni Killings Bring a Lead, Not an Answer
Police have arrested three people in connection with one of nine recent killings of women in Ekurhuleni. The development is significant, but investigators have not established that the deaths are linked—and public pressure must not outrun evidence.
China’s Feminists Are Rebuilding Community Below the Censors’ Line
Chinese feminists are shifting from public campaigns to small, private and culturally framed gatherings after years of arrests and censorship. The movement’s quieter form shows how political pressure changes organising without erasing the ideas it helped spread.
Rubaiyat Hossain Takes Bangladesh’s Beauty Rules Into Horror—and Toronto Audiences Are Responding
The Difficult Bride is using psychological horror, folklore and the body to examine marriage, beauty standards and women’s freedom. After Venice, Rubaiyat Hossain’s latest film has sold out its Toronto screenings and is now moving on to London and Chicago.
Should a Kabinnama Tell You About a Future Spouse’s Previous Marriage and Children? The High Court Wants an Answer
Bangladesh’s High Court has asked authorities to explain why Kabinnamas should not require both bride and groom to disclose previous and existing marriages, children and official identification. The proposal could strengthen informed consent—but no form has changed yet.
Bangladeshi Women Founders Have Two Days Left to Compete for Tara’s Circle’s €100,000 Award Pool
Tara’s Circle 2026 is open worldwide to women founders and co-founders leading seed-stage or MVP-stage impact ventures. Fifteen projects will share €100,000 across health, technology, sustainability, social innovation and creative industries. Applications close 17 September at 12:00 CEST.
CyberSafe and SANS Offer African Women a Fully Funded Route Into AI Security
Experienced African women in cybersecurity can apply for nine months of advanced AI-security training and certification. The deadline is 10 September at noon West Africa Time, making this the edition’s most urgent opportunity
Ecuador’s Faster Adoption Law Creates New Barriers for Lesbian Applicants
A law intended to shorten adoption procedures explicitly excludes single lesbian, gay and bisexual applicants and threatens some parents of transgender children. Efficiency cannot justify discrimination.
From Marriage Promise to Trafficking Trap: How Bangladeshi Women Are Being Taken to China
From Marriage Promise to Trafficking Trap: How Bangladeshi Women Are Being Taken to China
Vera Starbard’s Tlingit-Language Opera Returns History to the People Who Lived It
After the sold-out premiere of Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles, librettist Vera Starbard and performer Madeline Soboleff Levy brought the work to a national radio audience. The project shows how Indigenous women can use a major Western art form without surrendering language, historical authority or community accountability.
Bangladesh Women-Led NGOs Can Apply for Up to $50,000 in Flexible Climate-Resilience Funding
A new Resilience Fund round is offering women- and non-binary-led community organisations in Bangladesh two-year grants of US$15,000–$50,000. Unlike many donor calls, the funding is unrestricted and does not require applicants to invent a new standalone project.
Helen Jenner Takes Over Reform UK in Wales After a Leadership Crisis Editor’s summary: Helen Jenner has become Reform UK’s leader in Wales after her predecessor resigned following an arrest. Her narrow internal victory gives her authority on paper, but h
Helen Jenner has become Reform UK’s leader in Wales after her predecessor resigned following an arrest. Her narrow internal victory gives her authority on paper, but her first responsibility is transparent handling of a crisis involving alleged abuse.
Darlene Love’s TIFF Win Reclaims a Voice the Music Business Hid
A documentary about singer Darlene Love won the Toronto film festival’s audience award for documentary. The recognition is more than nostalgia: it centres a Black woman whose defining recordings were often marketed under other names
Narges Mohammadi Says War Has Deepened the Price of Iran’s Repression
In a new interview, the jailed-and-released Nobel laureate links Iran’s internal repression to the human cost of regional conflict. Her warning matters because women-led resistance is being tested by both state violence and war.
Pregnancy Forgetfulness Gets a Biological Clue—With Important Limits
Researchers have identified an estrogen-sensitive brain circuit that temporarily disrupted memory in pregnant mice, alongside a small human study showing late-pregnancy changes. The result validates a common experience without proving that the same mechanism operates in people.
Arrests in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni Killings Bring a Lead, Not an Answer
Police have arrested three people in connection with one of nine recent killings of women in Ekurhuleni. The development is significant, but investigators have not established that the deaths are linked—and public pressure must not outrun evidence.
Five Months Ago, Bangladesh Women Had Never Played a Senior Hockey International. Tomorrow They Enter the Asian Games
Bangladesh’s women’s hockey team will make its Asian Games debut against China on Sunday. Their route there began only in April, when Arpita Pal captained the country’s first senior international campaign and helped turn three matches into historic qualification.
Aparna Ghose Lives in Japan Now. Bangladesh Still Lives Inside Her Creative Identity
Two-time National Film Award winner Aparna Ghose now teaches in Japan, years after building a career across theatre, television and cinema. Her story complicates a familiar assumption: moving abroad does not erase a woman’s artistic identity—or the country that helped form it.
WHO Review Links Cigarette Smoking to Lower Fertility—And Finds Quitting Matters
A WHO review says women who currently smoke face an estimated 40% higher risk of infertility than non-smokers, while former smokers fare better than current smokers. The evidence supports cessation care, not blame for people already navigating infertility.