- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – President of the Republic of Liberia
- Joyce Banda – President of the Republic of Malawi
- Catherine Samba-Panza – Interim President of the Central African Republic
There is progress here and there on the continent regarding women's rights . We must go much further to ensure greater gender equality in Africa. It is not just a matter of justice....When women take their rightful place at the negotiating table, in the parliament and in leadership positions across society, we can unleash Africa’s enormous potential..." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Source: Times Higher Education
Women in higher education leadership roles in Africa have described their gender as an extra job they must perform on top of their role as an academic, according to new research.
Africa must eradicate practices that inhibit the full development of women so they can participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives, a panel of five Mandela Washington Fellows told the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
CCM on Sunday picked Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Union Affairs), Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan, running mate for the Union presidential candidate in the October general elections, making history for the first time to appoint a woman the potential Vice-President of the union government.
Source: allAfrica
The ANC Women's League seems to be focused on quotas and succession debates rather than working on the ground, SA Communist Party General Secretary Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday.
Souce: VOA
Africa must eradicate practices that inhibit the full development of women so they can participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives, a panel of five Mandela Washington Fellows told the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
Source:allAfrica
Members of the National Assembly Monday acknowledged the prominence given to women and youth by the Pan- African Parliament, as the Gambian delegation laid the report of the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Third Parliament, held in Midrand, South Africa, 2015.
Source: allAfrica
The new commissioner of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei has been sworn in by President Mahama at a short ceremony at the Flagstaff House Tuesday.
Source:allAfrica
A senior government official has urged the women of Zimbabwe to take a firm stand in the promotion of gender equality.
Source:The Cougar
Equal pay, reproductive rights, health care and equal opportunity are just a few things that women's rights activists strive to bring attention to and change.
That same fight hit a milestone May 5 when Nigeria passed a law banning female genital mutilation, or FGM, "which involves removing part or all of a girl's outer sexual organs," according to The Guardian.
Source: allAfrica
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), Namibia Women's Health Network (NWHN), Women's Leadership Centre (WLC) and the Southern Africa Christian Initiative (SACHI) have commended Namibia for positive developments in the area of human rights since 2011, while at the same time calling on authorities to strengthen their efforts towards the protection and promotion of human rights in the country.
Source: allAfrica
Men rule the roost in science and technology as women continue to battle against the glass ceiling.
It's still a man's world in African science. The marginalisation of women in science is not unique, though, to the continent. It is a pattern around the globe. It has been estimated that, on average, only 30% of science roles throughout the world are held by women.