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From the frontlines to the sidelines: Despite equal student numbers, women voices fade in JUCSU election
Women students were at the forefront of the July-August 2024 protests at Jahangirnagar University. Yet a year later, their presence in the long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election appears markedly diminished. Although the student body is split almost evenly between men and women, female candidates are fewer in number and less visible in campaigning. Women account for only 25 percent of total candidates, compared with 75 percent men. No woman is in the running for the vice president (VP) post. Of 15 candidates for general secretary (GS), just two are women. Four other executive posts drew 38 nominations, but not a single female contender. Across all hall union elections, women make up 24.4 percent of candidates—and in five...
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