Source: The Herald
Gender education and training to service providers such as the police, the judiciary, health and social workers was included with community sensitisation programmes regarding available services and resources for survivors including people with special needs.
Source: The Africa Report
The perpetration of violence of against women and girls in Ghana remains widespread, a concern Amnesty International raised on Wednesday in its 2014/15 human rights report.
Source: Zalebs
DJ Zinhle has found another way to give back to South African women. The DJ and businesswoman will be sharing some wisdom with several ladies who would like to know more about the entertainment indusrty.
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Initiatives to develop the economic potential of women are becoming a staple of corporate activity in many parts of the world. But companies often overlook an important set of would-be partners—locally rooted organizations that promote a multi-faceted approach to women's empowerment. Here's a guide to cultivating partnerships that yield lasting value.
Source: Huffington Post
Sometimes art can be an impactful catalyst for change, and that's exactly how Alexsandro Palombo likes it.
Source: Business Day Live
Hopes that a South African-developed vaginal gel containing the HIV/AIDS drug tenofovir would protect women against HIV were dashed on Tuesday, after a major new study found that it did not work.
Source: The New Dawn
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has warned parents to stop sending their children in the streets to sell during school hours or risk arrest.
Source: Radio Australia
Kenyan schools entrepreneur Dr Kakenya Ntaiya made an extraordinary bargain with her father at age seven — she would undergo female genital mutilation in exchange for an education.
Source: Malawi News Agency
Minister of Gender Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has defended the recently passed Marriage Divorce and Family Bill which provoked debate.
Source: UN Women
The intelligent application of technology can be the game changer for achieving gender equality. That is why UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has put a strong focus on ensuring the development of the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Source: The Guardian
Managing director of the International Monetary Fund says too many countries still restrict the right of women to contribute to their economies
Source: FOROYAA Newspaper
The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Protecting the Rights of Women and Girls (GAMCOTRAP), Saturday joined the rest of the world in celebrating "One Billion Rising Revolution" with the slogan "revolution," meaning each and every one should have a slogan as a revolution to end violence against women in different forms, namely, female genital mutilation, no to early and forced marriages, no to rape, domestic and sexual violence and all forms of harassment of the woman or girl.
Source: The Guardian Nigeria
Lagos East senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs. Olabisi Salis, in an interview with reporters during her campaign, spoke on her chances, PDP's prospect in Lagos and at the centre and the new 'unity' among women to give men a run for their money, among other issues. WOLE OYEBADE was there and reports
Source: GhanaWeb
The Rev Dr. Joyce Aryee, Executive Director of the Salt and Light Ministries, says girls' education was key to ending poverty and disease that afflict large portions of the Africa population.
Source: The New Dawn
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is expected to meet U.S. President Barrack Obama at the White House in Washington D.C. this Friday February 27, as both leaders look forward to a stronger cooperation at this critical time.
Source: Dabanga Sudan
Two young women were arrested in El Gezira state on 11 February, on charges of violating the the Public Order by wearing trousers.
Source: Nyasa Times
Coalition for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (COPUA) has persuaded Members of Parliament from Legal Affairs Committee on the need to reform the abortion law in the country to ensure that no woman dies from unsafe abortion.
Source: The New Times
Technical and vocational skills are essential for any country to achieve sustainable development, Hope Tumukunde, the City of Kigali vice-mayor, has said.
Source: openDemocracy
The past four World Conferences on Women have galvanized activism and strengthened women's movement building. Now is the time to assess and rethink the decision not to convene a 5th global gathering of women.
Source: Girls Not Brides
Alile was only 14 when her ordeal began in Malawi one afternoon in 2011. She was taken to a house and repeatedly raped by two men before being held captive overnight.