Source: GhanaWeb
Civil Society organisation, SEND-Ghana, has appealed to the Minister of Gender Ministry to speed up the process of getting the Affirmative Action draft bill into law.
Source: Voanews
The 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women was a landmark year for the forum. The high level international gathering brought together a variety of strong voices from around the world who are advocates for women's and girls' rights. Together, they shared stories of success in the face of overwhelming challenges.
Source: TheGuardian
Activists have accused the British government of undermining negotiations on a set of global goals that will shape the development agenda for the next 15 years, sparking fears that crucial commitments for women could be lost.
Source: Commonwealth.org
"Greater efforts are required to reach the global target of 30% representation of women in political decision-making roles," said Commonwealth Secretariat Deputy Secretary-General Josephine Ojiambo.
Source: DW
Learning about technology and practical science can help children develop into critical thinkers. That is according to a young Ghanaian entrepreneur who encourages girls as young as six to develop technology tools.
Source: Ghanaweb
The National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Madam Otiko Djaba, has observed that the upcoming District Assembly Elections give the nation a brilliant opportunity to increase the representation of women at the local governance level.
Source: Mail&Guardian.co.za
Women's advocacy groups are lodging a formal complaint against the "coerced" sterilisation of HIV-infected women, saying it defies state policy.
Source: Malawi24
A female parliamentarian for Mangochi South Constituency, Lillian Patel believes the recently passed Malawi's Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Bill, empowers women in the country as it helps women cling to their maiden names.
Source: AllAfrica
By Melinda Gates and Graça Machel
Source: The Guardian
Hashtag activism has helped to propel women’s rights to the forefront of political agendas, bringing attention to issues often under-reported by mainstream media panellists have told an event at the UN in New York.
Source:IRIN Africa
Pregnant and breastfeeding women are the demographic group most at risk of malnutrition in South Sudan after children, making up some 12 percent of all those on supplementary feeding programmes.
Source:AllAfrica
"Sometimes there is rain, but it is not well distributed. We lack good quality seed, and termites eat our plants." These are, in the words of Binta Ndao, a Senegalese farmer and mother of seven, some of the challenges faced by subsistence farmers in Eastern Senegal. An innovative resilience-building initiative implemented by WFP and Oxfam America is helping farmers like her break out of chronic food insecurity.
Source: AllAfrica
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa exacerbated violence against women and rolled back access to reproductive healthcare in the region, ministers from Guinea and Liberia said on Wednesday.
Source:ThisDayLive
Abimbola Akosile examines the calls for women empowerment among other issues at the fifty-ninth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women currently taking place in New York, USA.
Source: Bernama
UNITED NATIONS -- South African Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has slammed the political declaration adopted at the start of this year's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), arguing that it makes very little reference to women's human rights while completely excluding language on sexual and reproductive health.
Source: GenderLinks
If you randomly pick a person on the street in a remote part of any African country and ask them what they know about women's rights, whatever the tone of voice - angry or excited, they are likely to mention "Beijingwake to the challenge: African women's leadership at Beijing+20"
Source: Citifmonline
Ghanaians are the becoming healthier, better educated, more politically enfranchised and freer to express their views than any other African nation, a new report released by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has found.
Source: AFKinsider
Private equity financing is not easy to come by, even in a market as hot as Africa. The competition for funding is fierce, and the way the numbers play out is part of the bottom line. Businesses need to demonstrate not only success to date, but a strong potential for growth, expansion, and of course exit potential.
Source: The Guardian
Nimalka Fernando was called a sex worker and a traitor for campaigning for peace in war-torn Sri Lanka. A photo of her head was pasted on to a naked women’s body and published. People were encouraged to stone or kill her.
Source: Daily Independent
A near balanced inclusion in governance awaits Nigerian women as soon as President Jonathan is sworn into office for a second term as the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has assured of a review of the current 35 per cent affirmative action to 45 per cent in the next administration.