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Beyond the Flowers: What International Women’s Day 2026 Is Really Asking of Us – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1235 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1235 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: August de Richelieu Credit: Bave Pictures Credit: Viridiana Rivera Preamble International Women’s Day fell on Sunday March 8, as happens annually. This post is dedicated to Women.  Every year on March 8, the world marks International Women’s Day with speeches, social media campaigns, and well-meaning gestures. But behind the celebration lies a more urgent conversation, one that the world’s leading gender experts are demanding we have, honestly and without flinching. The numbers alone make the case. Approximately 130 million girls and young women around the world are currently out of school. More ...

Violence Against Women – Prevalence Estimates 2023 – Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1194 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1194 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Alex Green Credit: Mikhail Nilov Preamble This 2-part blog post is based on WHO report titled ‘Violence against Women – Prevalence Estimates 2023. The report was released in November 2025. You may see the full report following this link. https://www.who.int/health-topics/violence-against-womentab=tab_1  PART 2 – Violence Against Women: Implications, Gaps, and the Road Ahead Violence against women (VAW) is not only a tragedy for individuals; it is a deep fault line running through societies, institutions, cultures, and the global development agenda. The 2023 WHO prevalence estimates reinforce this unsettling truth: ...

Violence Against Women – Prevalence Estimates 2023 – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1193 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1193 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Katrina Bolovstova Credit: Gustavo Fring Credit: MART Production Credit: Alina Mayveycheva Credit: Ron Lach Preamble This 2-part blog post is based on WHO report titled ‘Violence against Women – Prevalence Estimates 2023. The report was released in November 2025. You may see the full report following this link. https://www.who.int/health-topics/violence-against-women#tab=tab_1  Part 1 – The Global Landscape of Violence Against Women: Understanding the 2023 WHO Prevalence Estimates Violence against women remains one of the most persistent, pervasive, and devastating human rights violations around the world. The 2025...