Source: National Democratic Institute
The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit brought government and civil society leaders from across Africa to Washington, D.C., earlier this month for a three day event, which highlighted Africa as an increasingly important actor in world affairs. The Summit also included forum discussions on the importance of civil society and women’s political participation.
Source: Sowetan
WHEN announcing his cabinet earlier this year, President Jacob Zuma mandated the women's ministry to champion women's socio-economic empowerment and rights.
Source: Pretoria News
Men may be financially wealthier and occupy more office space, but they seem second rate in other terms, says Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
Source: Ghana.gov
The Women's Manifesto Coalition (WMC) for Ghana has expressed satisfaction with the progress so far made in the implementation of the Women's Manifesto for Ghana (WMG) since it was launched on September 2, 2004.
Source: DW
A new drive to end child marriage is underway in Tanzania. In a country where almost two out of five girls will be married before their 18th birthday, the "Child Marriage-Free Zone" campaign faces an uphill struggle.
Source: Nigeria.Gov
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has launched a report and training manual for building the capacity of stakeholders on Affirmative Action in the country.
Source: AllAFrica / AFDB
About one hundred African business women gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the African Women Linkage Forum from 18 to 20 August 2014. The session was organized by the Chairperson of the Bureau of the African Union in partnership with the UNDP Regional Services Centre. The Forum sought to enhance women's leadership in public and private sector institutions at both national and regional levels.
Source: Business iAfrica
Results of the 2014 MasterCard Index of Women's Advancement show that gender inequality towards women remains in the workplace, particularly in the areas of leadership and employment.
Source: Al-Jazeera
Despite a precarious 30 percent quota for women in government, Yemeni activists say women's rights have been sidelined.
Source: The New Times
The University of Rwanda is embarking on a research to establish why female students are reluctant to apply and enroll into the institution.
Source: The New Times
The University of Rwanda is embarking on a research to establish why female students are reluctant to apply and enroll into the institution.
Source: Sun News Online The American University Nigeria Academy (AUN) in Yola, Adamawa State, has awarded scholarships to 13 Chibok schoolgirls who escaped from Boko Haram abductors.
Source: The Star More than 600 girls in Kuria have denounced female genital mutilation. The girls, aged between five and 15, have appealed to their parents to take them to school. They said they want to "meet the circumciser's knife in books".
Source: Diplomat
Mekdes Murgeta does not remember her actual wedding, but her family told her it happened when she was five. Pointing at her own five-year-old daughter she confirms she was her age.
Sources: The Herald
Ednah Masiyiwa, the director of the Women in Action Group, a lobby group for women's rights is probably the longest serving director in the women's movement. She has been with the organisation for 22 years, 12 of which she has spent at the helm of the organisation as a director. Ms Masiyiwa says her decision to hold the post for such a long time has not been motivated by the perceived grandeur - of four wheel drive vehicles, foreign trips and unlimited power perks normally associated with directors for NGOS.
Source: Daily Independent
Recently, United Nations (UN) hosted journalists from four States of Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja at an interactive session to brainstorm on how to promote women's engagement in peace and security in Northern Nigeria. The training workshop was facilitated by the United Nations Women through its media consultant, Bronz and Onyx International Limited.
Source: UN Multimedia Women are often more affected than men by climate change, especially if during a natural disaster. That's according to the Deputy Executive Director of UN Women.
Source: SA News A Tshwane businesswoman has challenged women in leadership positions to act as a channel of uplifting other women who are less fortunate by creating opportunities for employment.
Source: The Guardian / IPP Media
Graca Machel, Nelson Mandela's widow and founder of the Graca Machel Trust has said since Tanzania is in the process of reviewing its constitution, oppressive laws on women and children should also be reviewed and amended Tanzania is among 20 leading countries in child marriage cases with statistics showing that for every five girls, two are married under the age of 18.
Source: The GW Hatchet
The Global Women's Institute will partner with international researchers over the next five years to study violence against women and girls in South Sudan, the University announced Tuesday.