The Young People in the Media (YPM), in collaboration with the Girls Generation and stakeholders in the empowerment of the girl child, yesterday organised a daylong All Girls Conference on FGM and Gender-Based Violence, held at the Paradise Conference Hall.
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has warned community development officers (CDOs) against swindling funds meant for women's economic empowerment, saying culprits will be arrested and prosecuted.
Speaking at Buyengo Primary School in Jinja District last week, Ms Kadaga, who is also the Kamuli District Woman Member of Parliament, said it is not a secret that corruption is rife in government programmes such as the Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) and the Women Entrepreneurship Fund.
Source: allAfrica
Thyolo — Thyolo-Luchenza Sex Workers Association has elected new leadership during elections held on Friday at Luchenza Community Centre Hall.
Source: Global Citizen
As women around the world continue to fight for equal representation in government, Kenya just took a major step forward as a global leader.
FGM is one of the most severe human rights violations and forms of violence against women. Somaliland has one of the highest rates of FGM at about 99.8% (NAFIS assessment Report, 2014). FGM has long and short term physical and psychological implications for girls and women, and it may lead to infertility and even death.
Source: The Monitor
Kuwait was in the news recently following a 12-second video that was posted online, of a maid falling seven floors from a window. The video was filmed and uploaded onto social media by her employer, a Kuwaiti woman. The maid is an Ethiopian woman.
Source: Leadership
Following weeks of public nominations from across the African continent and its diaspora, the final nominees for the much-anticipated New African Woman Awards 2017 have been announced.
Source: The Herald
Over 200 people who were victims of human trafficking to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have been repatriated, Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Mr Melusi Matshiya has said.
Source: allAfrica
Human rights activists in Malawi have urged authorities to enact new Termination of Pregnancy legislation following revelations that 141,000 abortions occurred in the southern African nation in 2015.
Source: IPS
The U.S. has withdrawn all of its funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that works on family planning and reproductive health in over 150 countries.
On 26 March 2015, the conflict in Yemen dramatically escalated. Two years later, it has become one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Egypt has the highest number of women affected by female genital mutilation in the world. Silence around female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt is costing lives, campaigners warned on Tuesday ahead of the traditional "cutting season" when thousands of girls are expected to undergo the ancient ritual.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
NAIROBI - Kenyan activists on Monday welcomed a High Court ruling giving parliament 60 days to ensure a third of lawmakers are women or face dissolution. The ruling follows a lengthy struggle to increase women's political representation in the patriarchal society. Kenya's 2010 constitution guarantees women a third of seats in parliament, but its male-dominated assembly has repeatedly frustrated efforts to pass legislation needed to enact the quota.
Source: The Independent
The brutal conflict, sparking UN warnings over ethnic cleansing, is driving a devastating famine that is threatening millions with starvation in the country.
Source: allAfrica
Dodoma — FORMER First Lady, Salma Kikwete, made a history in the country's political atmosphere here yesterday when she took oath as a Member of Parliament (MP) of the United Republic of Tanzania before the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Source: allAfrica
Nigeria's first ever bobsled team, which comprises of three women battling the Canadian cold, and enduring the various challenges stands on the edge of history.
Source: Girls Not Brides
The Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) is meeting for the 61st time in New York this week to review progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Source: Quartz Africa
It is still very much a man’s world. In many places across the globe, women are not paid as much or promoted as often as men. In India, women’s participation in the workforce is still shockingly low. And in the United States, despite consistent agitation for equality and higher wages, women may never make up half of the total workforce.
AFRICAN Union Commission (AUC) Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security has appealed to Somalia government and the African Mission in Somali to engage women in all efforts to counter violent extremism.
AUC Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security Adviser Col Theophilia Shaanika said women are well positioned to play effective roles in efforts against radicalism and extremism.
Africa may be leading the world in terms of women chief executives, but at 5%, it’s nothing to brag about.
It’s been found that having more women in leadership positions directly correlates with better financial performance, but changing attitudes remain an uphill battle. Top women chief executives still speak of the prejudices they suffer in the workplace, from falling pregnant to having patriarchal husbands.