Source: The New Times
SEXUAL VIOLENCE against girls and women is one of the strongest expressions of patriarchal cultural values, norms and traditions. These learnt behaviours often cause men to believe that they have the right to abuse women's bodies.
Source: The New Times
Rwandans, civil society organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have been urged to join hands in the fight against gender imbalance in the country.
Source: The New Times
First Lady Jeannette Kagame, yesterday attended a steering committee meeting for the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/Aids (OAFLA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
ACTIVISTS in the sister islands of Pemba and Zanzibar are doubtful whether the 601-member Constituent Assembly tasked to discuss and approve the proposed new Union Constitution would have the full participation of women.
Source: Inter Press Service
Nairobi — For a seasoned politician like Kenya's Rachael Shebesh, few things hold her back from rallying for women's rights. But when it comes to furthering her platform on social media - it is the one thing that this Nairobi County women's representative avoids.
Source: The Herald
Southern Africa is getting tough on rape and other violent sex-related crimes as evidenced by landmark court rulings in Zimbabwe and South Africa in the last two weeks. Last week, Zimbabwe imposed an effective sentence of 230 years on serial rapist and robber Thomas Brighton Chirembwe, who raped 13 women.
Source: This Day Live
Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), Society for Family Health, Prof. Shima Gio has said that cervical cancer is no longer a death sentence in women as there are many ways of treating it now.
Source: This Day Live
Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications Technology, is set to boost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) education among Nigerian girls by giving them full access to technology.
Source: Vanguard
NIGERIA is taking her place among nations worldwide in March 2014 as activities for the "Million Woman March for Endometriosis Worldwide" kick off in earnest as part of the ongoing campaign to save Nigerian women from the pain and trauma of endometriosis.
Source: The Namibian
The South African opposition on Monday called growing gender-based violence in the country "a national crisis" which "requires decisive and swift action" from the government.
Source: Front Line Defenders
On 21 January 2014, at approximately midnight, a group of unidentified armed men attempted to break in to the house of human rights defender Ms Amina Mohamed.
Source: Heritage
Margibi County Senior Senator Clarice Alpha David- Jah says the strength and potential of any nation incorporates the contributions of its women to growth and development.
Source: Daily Trust
The National Human Rights Commission is to begin work with a group, White Ribbon Alliance, to tackle abusive care of women in hospitals.
Source: Femnet
Women's rights organizations from across Africa call for gender equality concerns to be fully integrated into the Common Africa Position being developed on the Post 2015 development agenda.
Source: Foroyya Newspaper
Women gardeners in Old Jeshwang are calling on the government, non-governmental organisations and individuals to come to their aid.
Source: East African Busniess Week
President Yoweri Museveni said the biggest challenge for growing economies in Africa is redundant people who are in sleeping mode and are dependent of the few who are hard working.
Source: This Day Live
The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the proposed 2014 appropriation bill will make more provisions for gender empowerment.
Source: United States Department of State
The issue of gender in peace-support operations took a front-row seat as dozens of representatives from across the African continent gathered in Kenya at the International Peace Support Training Center on January 20 for a week long conference.
Kigali will early next month host women representatives from 20 leading Silicon Valley based tech companies in the United States.
Source: US Embassy Amman
The U.S. Department of State has announced the 2014 honorees for the Women in Science Hall of Fame initiative.