Source: SABC
The ninth parliament of Lesotho has elected Ntlhoi Motsamai as Speaker of the National Assembly.
Source: UN News Centre
The greater participation of women and girls in sports can help lift their involvement in society, fight gender stereotypes and accelerate progress towards gender parity, the head of the United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment declared today.
Source: GhanaWeb
Women organisers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Convention People's Party (CPP) are advocating reforms to their party constitutions to allow for more women to seek political office.
Source: IPS News
Governments must do more to address the impacts of forced disappearances of women, according to an international justice report released Monday.
Source: Cameroon Tribune
A new curriculum under the patronage of Cameroonian's First Lady will be launched soon by IAI Cameroon.
Source: Times Live
If we depart from Western feminist ideals and think about African women and their agency, the doek doesn't have to be seen as a symbol of oppression, says Cape Town performance artist Sindi Mkaza-Siboto.
Source: UN News Centre
Twenty years ago in Beijing, countries signed on to a comprehensive global blueprint for gender equality and women's empowerment, and achieving that goal remains "humanity's biggest project," according to senior United Nations official Lakshmi Puri.
Source: Malawi News Agency
Minister of Health Dr Jean Kalilani has encouraged women in Nkhotakota to utilise the Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF) concept.
Source: New Era
The Deputy Prime Minister-designate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah believes the 6th National Assembly will be dynamic, effective and constructive as the 43 women elected to the august House are more than ready to take up their positions in the legislature.
Source: IPS News Agency
Rural women make major contributions to rural economies by producing and processing food, feeding and caring for families, generating income and contributing to the overall well-being of their households – but, in many countries, they face discrimination in access to agricultural assets, education, healthcare and employment, among others, preventing them from fully enjoying their basic rights.
Source: The Guardian
Despite the rhetoric on eradicating sexual violence in conflict, there are few signs of a commensurate increase in donor funding for programmes to protect women. Meanwhile, a lack of accurate data on what's being spent where is hindering efforts to monitor and evaluate what is working.
Source: The Nigerian Observer
A Non Governmental Organisation, the Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative (ECOWA), has called on the federal government to ensure the safety and security of women during the upcoming general elections.
Source: Independentngonline
Abuja — The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Nigeria, and other partners have called on the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, to, as a matter of urgency, expedite action on the passage of the Violence Against Persons' Prohibition (VAPP) Bill before the end of this 7th Assembly.
Source: The New Times
New technologies and social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook provide huge opportunities for business women to market their enterprises and products, Duncan Muchangi, the Hellofood manager, has said. "The difference is that today's business woman has a lot of opportunities to market and grow her enterprise compared to her counterpart five years ago, thanks to social media tools to enable businesses to reach hundreds or thousands of potential customers online," he said.
Source: AllAfrica
Arusha — As the world celebrated International Women's Day, the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week got its first all-female presidency.
Source: Mail&GuardianAfrica
Cape Verde has the highest number of women occupying ministerial positions in Africa with nearly half of its 17 ministers being female, a new survey prepared by UN Women and the Inter Parliamentary Union shows.
Source: Scoop Indipendent News
United Nations human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte today called on the main global body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women to ensure that the concerns of older women are taken into account during its current discussions in New York.
Source: GBCGhana
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) Session, currently on-going in New York, has set 2030 as the expiry date for gender inequality.
Source: UNFPA
For 20 years, the international community has agreed that reproductive rights are critical to global development. Yet these rights remain tragically unfulfilled for millions of women and girls. This was the central message at a panel discussion held yesterday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, during the annual Commission on the Status of Women.
Source: All Africa
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says 1390 local women human rights defenders were arrested in the past 24 months.