Source: The Huffington Post
As in most emergencies, girls in Sierra Leone serve as primary care givers and providers in their families. They are at the frontline of the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak but invisible in the national response -- receiving little or no protection, recognition or support.
Source: Morocco World News
If you are a Moroccan woman, The Global Gender Gap Report 2014 will make you want to sob. According to the report, Moroccan women are ranked 133 out of 142 countries in terms of equality. To put it into perspective, Moroccan women are doing a little better than women from Chad (140), but worse than women from Guinea (132).
Source: IPS News
Can violence against women be prevented or eliminated with a new international treaty signed and ratified by the 193 member states of the United Nations?
Source: UN Women
To ensure that the needs of women and girls are addressed within the UN's overall response to the devastating Ebola Virus Disease, the United Nations Country Team in Sierra Leone launched an Ebola Gender Mainstreaming Strategy in early October.
Source: Ventures Africa
At the Millennium Summit in 2000, against the backdrop of a world grappling with multiple socio-economic challenges, the United Nations led the earth to a consensus;
Source: CAJ News Africa
THE Ministry of Communication Technology has received an international award for leading pioneering projects and advocacy linked to harnessing the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to boost gender empowerment.
Source: Sudan Tribune
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to a partnership with Amref Health Africa to improve the health of women and children in Africa.
Source: Oxfam International
Independent report finds company follow-through on commitments to gender inequality needs improvement.
Source: GroundUp
In my school when a girl falls pregnant, her parents are called in and the girl is kicked out of classes.
Source: Punch
The United Nations Population Fund has said that 110 Nigerian women die daily from pregnancy or childbirth related complications.
Source: Ventures Africa
At the Millennium Summit in 2000, against the backdrop of a world grappling with multiple socio-economic challenges, the United Nations led the earth to a consensus;
Source: The Guardian
Last weekend Quarraisha Abdool Karim, one of South Africa's top HIV researchers, became the first woman to receive a US$100,000 (£62,000) prize for developing world scientists.
Source: Aljazeera
Shoana Solomon, fed up of discrimination, tells Al Jazeera the story behind their viral social media campaign.
Source: The Journalist
The commemoration of Black Wednesday and Media Freedom Day on 19 October marked the launch of the 2014 State of the Newsroom Report outlining some of the disruptions and challenges facing the South African news media.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Child marriage in Tanzania limits girls' access to education and exposes them to serious harms, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Source: The New American
Under the guise of advancing what the United Nations calls "gender equality" and "sustainable development," a new report by the UN Women agency is again pushing global abortion on demand, more sterilization programs and population-control schemes, massive government interference in family life, and much more.
Source: Mail & Guardian
The most devastating impact of violence comes not from wars, but from child and woman abuse; an area often neglected and needing much more attention.
Source: New Vision
Uganda should have a female president when President Yoweri Museveni retires, South African former first lady has said.
An international advocate for women and children's rights, Graca Machel said Uganda is one of the African countries that has brilliant women who have the potential of becoming president.
Source: BlackEnterprise.com
Ask motivational speaker and empowerment specialist Lisa Nichols what her favorite affirmation is and she'll quote Mahatma Ghandi, "Be the change you want to see."
Fourteen years since the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 in 2000, significant progress has been made on the women, peace and security agenda. There is growing recognition that women’s empowerment is a key ingredient for democracy, stability and lasting peace.