Source: AllAfrica
Zanzibar — IN a bid to prove their strength and determination,ten women in Kikungwi coastal Village, about 48 Kilometres, South of the Zanzibar stone town have constructed their own houses without any help from their husbands.
Source: AllAfrica
The recurrent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) North Kivu province has led to an alarming rise in rapes and violence against women and girls, the United Nations refugee agency said today.
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: BusinessGhana
The Microsoft Citizens Programme has donated computer software worth US$32,970.00 to the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) to promote technological capacity of African Women's Movement.
Source: Global Development
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has just witnessed blatant sexism on her doorstep.
Source: Global Observatory
"While there has been quite a lot of progress in women, peace and security resolutions, I think there's still a long way to go in terms of actual implementation on the ground,"
Source: This Day
The United Nations Women (UN W), an agency of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and Novo Health Africa (NHA), a health organisation based in Abuja, saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower about 1,000 women
International agencies annually report statistics highlighting the continued struggle of women around the world. For example, the International Center for Research on Women reports http://ow.ly/nsezh 51 million girls under the age of 18 are married, while an additional 10 million are married underage — making that one girl every three seconds.
Source: Human Rights Watch
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.
NELSON CHAMISA is whipping up the crowd at an election rally for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Chitungwiza on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, as the July 31st poll approaches. "A Zanu-PF rally is like a funeral; an MDC rally is like a wedding," the politician says to cheers from supporters in red MDC T-shirts and hats.
Source: New Era
WINDHOEK - Professor Sheila Tlou, the UNAIDS regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa heaped praise on Namibia’s First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba, saying because of her prompt action, the High Level Taskforce for Women, Girls Gender Equality and HIV (HLTF) has formed a partnership agreement with the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA).
Source: SouthAfrica.info
President Jacob Zuma met with Academy Award-winning actor and activist Charlize Theron in Pretoria on Monday.
Source: BlogHer
On the eve of Mali's historic presidential elections on 28 July 2013, UN Women is supporting a platform for information and debate about women’s issues.
Source: Africa Renewal
In a fancy Manhattan hotel in New York, women in colorful traditional African gowns make their way to one of the conference rooms.
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.