Source: Telesur
The world has a lot to learn from female empowerment in Rwanda where sixty-four percent of its parliament consists of women – more than any other country in the world.
Source: BDlive
IT DEEPLY concerns us that patriarchy has been brought back to the mainstream and seems to be supported, if not promoted, by the state agenda, ironically through a campaign that is designed to address the scourge of gender-based violence.
Source: Devex
The number and scale of humanitarian crises erupting in recent months is quite extraordinary — conflicts in Central African Republic, Gaza, Iraq, Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine and the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
Source: BBC News
Lorna Rutto is an entrepreneur who founded Ecopost, a Nairobi-based company that recycles plastic waste.
Source: Ventures
African countries are experiencing immense success in entrepreneurship,economic growth, and investment according to the recently launched Africa Prosperity Report.
Source: Daily Maverick
It has been reported in a media release from various feminist organisations that the ministry of women in the presidency invited organisations to a meeting about plans for 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children.
Source: UN News Centre
The United Nations committee tasked with monitoring implementation of the global treaty to end all forms of discrimination against women has published a set of guidelines today to ensure that the challenges faced by women in situations of displacement and statelessness are addressed and their rights enforced.
Source: Iwacu
During the UN General Assembly in New York on 15 October 2014, Ambassador Albert Shingiro, the Permanent Representative of Burundi to the UN, has declared that the Burundi Government has put in place some measures to protect women.
Source: The Economic Times
India has the potential to lead the world in creating just and equitable societies, the head of UN's women empowerment body has emphasised and said men and boys can play an important role in achieving gender equality.
Source: Premium Times
The Incorporated Trustees of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid Initiative, WELA, has instituted a suit against the Federal Government on the alleged the discriminatory effects of certain provisions of the Criminal Code and Penal Code, on women.
Source: Premium Times
The Federal Government on Thursday said it had set aside about N435 million for the take off of the safe school initiative.
Source: Aljazeera America
Nearly a year into the Ebola crisis ravaging West Africa, the deadly disease has spread far beyond the region, reaching Spain, Germany, France, Australia and the United States.
Source: Take Part
The woman in the orange dress with a cheery bluebird print was the first to arrive, at 6 a.m.
Source: Vanguard
Saturday 25th of October will forever remain evergreen in the lives of over 5,000 women in Lagos as they benefitted from free health services offered by the Arise Women of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David, Lagos during its 6th Annual Arise Women's conference.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail
PANOS Southern Africa senior programmes officer Gillies Kasongo says reproductive health services should be made user -friendly for teenagers to curb unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions.
Source: East African Business Week
Last week, Uganda held the 5th International Conference of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons.
Source: Global Post
The East African Parliament on Thursday said that the East African Community (EAC) partner states are lagging behind in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Four and Five on child and maternal health.
Source: Government of Ghana
The Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA ) monitoring of women's participation in public discourse programmes in Ghana show that political parties have consistently sideline women in their media engagements.
Source: Mmedionline
Most of these 'clinics' are now using the power of the social media to target pregnant Batswana women through advertisements, especially by creating Facebook pages.
Source: Independent European Daily Express
Experts are raising alarm that years of HIV interventions throughout Africa have failed to stop infection among young women 15 to 24 years old.