- 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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Aman Radio will be the first ever all-female station to hit the airwaves in Mogadishu, with a mission to raise the profile of Somali women and train them in the media.
When Kyambi Kavali, 52, first declared an interest in vying for the Mwingi North parliamentary seat in March 2012, the reception was worse than she expected.
Source: The Star
PRESIDENT-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto want to have at least one woman from each of Kenya's eight province appointed to the Cabinet to meet the 30 per cent constitutional gender requirement.
Source: Namibian
WOMEN in Namibia have vowed not to allow themselves to be blind-folded into submission by male politicians as the country prepares for next year's presidential and general elections as this results in their manipulation.
Source: The Daily News
The Cairo Centre for Development and Human Rights on Monday expressed deep concern and dismay at continuous efforts to subvert women’s rights and gender equality in Egypt.
With the focus of local and international media on Kenya’s ability to maintain peace and stability, improvements in women’s political participation were an unsung success story of the country’s national elections, held earlier this month.
Source: The Guardian
Women stood shoulder to shoulder with men in Tahrir Square in 2011. Now they are back on the streets, opposing a new constitution that sweeps away their rights and opens the way for girls of 13 to be married. And in Cairo's slums, life grows harder as the gulf between the sexes widens
The ambush came from the left, from a side street which led up the hill to Mokattam mosque. A rush of hundreds of men running down on the march of anti-government protesters, bringing a sudden clatter of rocks landing all around, the crack of shots fired and the whizz of tear gas canisters. Sticks, stones and metal bars flew through the smoke in both directions and screaming women and men ran back the way they came.
Source: UN WOMEN
With the focus of local and international media on Kenya’s ability to maintain peace and stability, improvements in women’s political participation were an unsung success story of the country’s national elections, held earlier this month.
Source: Marketwire
Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women National Committee Canada, is the first Canadian and first UN Women representative awarded with the prestigious International Women Development Champion Award in Paris, France Saturday evening.
On March 20, 2013, the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, in partnership with the UNISA Women's Forum, hosted an event/discussion, dubbed "Beyond All Barriers: Empowering Women Leaders", a women's economic empowerment outreach event, at the Miriam Makeba Auditorium on the UNISA campus in Pretoria.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
GONE are the days when girl-child education only ends in kitchen! In the past, sending girls to school in some countries was viewed and treated as taboo. But, when awareness began to increase, such idea is now fast becoming obsolete. Also, the dual responsibilities of educated women to both their husbands’ families and their parents’ families have equally helped in changing the negative perception associated with girl-child education.