SOURCE: Daily Maverick
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) seemingly disregards the fact that pregnant women (and their unborn babies) are at a much greater risk of dying if they are unvaccinated. It fails to appreciate that one in six unvaccinated pregnant women admitted to hospital in South Africa with Covid-19 infection requires mechanical ventilation, and one in 16 has a fatal outcome.
Source: Nation Kenya
Many young people suffer barriers in accessing youth-friendly SRHR, hindering their ability to make safe decisions regarding their sexuality.
SOURCE: Ghanaian Times
The Ghanaian culture and for that matter, the African culture is mainly patriarchy-biased; and this situation gives ample room for male domination and superiority over their female counterparts in every sphere of human endeavor for survival, progress, advancement and prosperity of Ghana and Africa.
SOURCE: Vanguard
Aisha Umar, a female Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Borno State, has been reported dead after allegedly being raped by an official of an International Non-Governmental Organisation.
Source: New York Times
With Covid-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace have become 'vastly worse'.
This is according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.
She made the remarks on Tuesday while participating in a Security Council debate, under the theme "Protecting Participation: Addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes."
Bachelet said that between 1992 and 2019, only 13 percent of negotiators, six percent of mediators and six percent of signatories in major peace processes worldwide, were women.
"And that was before the pandemic struck ... and before a wave of intensifying conflicts and disastrous humanitarian crises took hold in many societies, further reducing women's rights," she said.
Source: Daily News Tanzania
The government has said it is due to initiate a comprehensive process to review all the outdated policies in the newly formed ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Needs in order to cater for the current needs.
SOURCE: BBC News
A Nigerian woman has introduced girls from a conservative society in Sokoto to the world of mechanics.
Fatima Adamu, who is founder of the non-profit organisation Nana: Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative, has opened a workshop for the girls.
Some 25 young mechanic apprentices aged 18 and over are getting to the end of two years of training.
The girls applied for the rare opportunity and had a hard time convincing their parents to allow them to be trained in the male dominated field.
Ms Adamu told the BBC's Newsday that the girls were willing to learn, and proved wrong those in society who viewed the field as masculine.
"It is so empowering and it is something to be proud of," she said.
"They are making money out of it now and it is encouraging," she continued.
Ms Adamu was planning to end the training programme but a large number of girls have already reached out for the next intake.
She hopes the success of the first cohort has helped the society to accept that women too, can excel in that field.
SOURCE: Capital FM
At the media briefing this evening in South Coast, Amb. (Dr.) Amina Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture, and Heritage, gave a short list of summary of gender equity and Gender-based Violence topics that the stakeholders in the sports sector will discuss.
Source: The Conversation
The world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health Organisation reported a 38% reduction in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2017, globally. Maternal deaths refer to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth.
SOURCE: Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has put up a three-storey building at the national Police Headquarters in Accra for use by its Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) to provide comprehensive support to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
SOURCE: New Dawn
News that 11 pregnant women in Nimba County died in 2021 during home delivery at various periods is unfortunate and speaks volumes about the health sector in Liberia.
Source: Malawi Broadcasting Company
For many years, the rainy season in Malawi starts from October to April, but this year, the season has delayed by at least two months, with some unusual hit waves hitting communities hard.
Source: Africanews
Hundreds of women marched in Abidjan on Saturday to protest violence against women and to demand punishment for rapists.
Source: Human Rights Watch
(Nairobi) – African leaders should prioritize education for pregnant girls and married adolescents at the Third African Girls’ Summit in Niamey, Niger, from November 16-18, 2021. Governments attending the summit should commit to stronger human rights protections for girls’ education.
Source: The Namibian
The gender ministry trained women in the basics of entrepreneurship last week, in an effort to break the spell of dependency, encourage the registration of formal businesses, as well as participation in tenders.
Source: Citizen
When schools closed for three months to limit the transmission of Covid-19 last year, parents in areas where female genital mutilation (FGM) is most prevalent had plans for their daughters. This was the right time for them to undergo the rite of passage.
Source: Nation
Authorities in Tana River County are investigating claims that young girls are being married off for food and cash as families struggle to survive amid the raging drought.
A two-day Women’s Political Participation Forum, which brought together a cross-section of women politicians, academics, women candidates, and human rights activists, concluded on Wednesday in Mogadishu, with calls for the country to embrace inclusive politics in order to allow women play a meaningful role in nation-building.
Source: This Day Live
There is a commitment from member countries at the ongoing Climate Change Conference (COP26) to promote gender-responsiveness programmes in climate change related activities. Ugo Aliogo reports from Glasgow, Scotland.
Source: Times of Zambia
IN the evening, they roam around bars to catch a glimpse of night life as they hook up with both young and older men who buy alcohol for them.