Source: Leadeship
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equity and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has re-affirmed its commitment to the economic empowerment of rural women in Nigeria.
Source: The New York Times
South Africa’s 1996 Constitution enshrined equality for women and outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and might have heralded dramatic social change.
Source: Sudan Vision
Human rights and development responses to violence against women Ending Violence against Women: A Challenge for Development, this book was written by Francine Pickup with Suzanne Williams and Caroline Sweetman and published by OXFAM GB.
Source: Biz-Community
Women in Science will air on SABC 2 from 28 July at 9pm.
Source: AllAfrica
Monrovia- 17-year-old Kimberlyn Boe's lungs flapped with joy as she screamed. Instantaneously, her younger sister came running to share her sister's joy, though clueless.
Source: AllAfrica
"If you want to be influential in the political arena, you need to influence policy," Betty Kaari Murungi, a social justice advocate, recently told a room filled with female entrepreneurs and corporate managers in Nairobi, Kenya.
Source: All Africa
As part of protecting the rights of women and children and eradicating gender based violence, educators at Sizofunda Primary School have called on government to extend the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Children Campaign to 365 days a year.
Source: Human Rights Watch
(Goma) – M23 rebels have summarily executed at least 44 people and raped at least 61 women and girls since March 2013 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Local residents and rebel deserters reported recent forced recruitment of men and boys by the M23 in both Rwanda and Congo.
Source: This Day Live
The Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) has restated its commitment to enhance the capacity of African women to make more meaningful contributions to the growth of businesses and other segments of the society.
Source: Africa Renewal
"If you want to be influential in the political arena, you need to influence policy," Betty Kaari Murungi, a social justice advocate, recently told a room filled with female entrepreneurs and corporate managers in Nairobi, Kenya.
Source: IPS
It is 10.26 am in Kampala and a Ugandan woman is airing her gripe about the opposite sex on the airwaves.
Source: Transconflict
Women have played an indispensable role in conflict transformation and peacebuilding in Somaliland, despite a lack of recognition and marginalization from formal peacebuilding efforts in the country.
Source: Daily Trust
Rep. Binta Bello (PDP, Gombe State) is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs.
Zimbabweans go to the polls July 31 under a new constitution that some hoped would bring more women into politics. But, some women say the road to gender equity in Zimbabwean politics is a long one.
Source: AllAfrica
Lagos — The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday read for the first time a bill for a law to prohibit rape and sexual harassment at work places and other related acts.
Source: FIDH
“At this crucial moment for the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a strong response from the United Nations Human Rights Council is necessary to establish a mechanism to protect human rights.
Source: Somaliland Sun
Somalilandsun - The role of women in peacebuilding has long been underestimated in Somaliland.
Source: New Vision
Toro Kingdom Queen mother Best Kemigisa is set to host the first ever African Queens and First Ladies conference in Uganda in September.
Source: The New Vision
Every year, millions of mothers die while giving birth. In Uganda, at least 16 women die daily while giving birth due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth and 76 newborns in every 1,000 do not reach the age of one.
Source: Voice of America (Washington, DC)
Malaria infections, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, are responsible for the deaths of some 200,000 newborns and 10,000 new mothers each year. The parasitic illness can also cause miscarriage and premature birth, increasing the risk of death.