More women are initiating divorces in Uganda, a conservative East African country where women are becoming empowered to leave a bad marriage in a way their mothers could not, rights activists and legal experts say.
In this essay, the historian and feminist Margot Badran outlines how the Muslim Brotherhood has called into question a UN document that seeks to end violence against women and with it the democratic achievements of the Egyptian revolution.
Each night Esnart Phiri, a widow with five children, sleeps outside the gates of the state-run maize trader or Admarc market, in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, as she waits for days on end to buy maize.
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THE Commission for Gender Equality has become the latest institution to receive a complaint over the use of women's underwear in a protest by the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) last week. During Sadtu's march to the Union Buildings last week, protesters displayed a pair of over-sized panties emblazoned with the name of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.
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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has pledged full support to organisations that are involved in women's rights. The court, which is based here, has begun organising seminars for women human rights NGOs as it seeks to extend its services across the continent. The court spokesperson, Mr Jean-Pierre Uwanone Ntawizeruwanone, said that the seminars, held in different parts of Africa, are aimed at enhancing human rights in Africa.
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In what is seen as a male dominated industry, women in the media industry are often subject to the whims of their male counterparts who relegate them to minor roles. Some of the many challenges female scribes often encounter include sexual harassment, discrimination, under representation in management, exclusion and female stereotyping in content.
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The President of the National Association of Women Entrepreneurs (NAWE), Chief Adaeze Ozongwu has called for mutual and harmonious collaboration among women in the country in other to successfully champion their course and move the nation forward.
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The Information Technology Association Of The Gambia (ITAG) on Thursday observed International Girls in Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Day at the American Corner, Comium building, along Kairaba Avenue. The theme for this year's celebration is 'Inspire me'.
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A balloon arch frames the doorway on the other side of which waiters stand with drinks in hand; all in honour of Monica Oguttu and three others who, "have done the most to enhance the rights of women to obtain comprehensive reproductive health care".
With some mechanical knowledge she learnt from her husband, she is earning between 3000 and 5000 Rwandan francs per day by repairing motorcycles and she is proud that she contributes to her family and doesn't have to rely on her husband to survive.
Eritrean women fleeing their country's oppressive regime are increasingly finding themselves the repeat victim of abuse, exploitation and violence once outside their homeland, a new report by a women's rights group has found.
Over One thousand persons who were tested HIV positive in Bong are said to be on the run, Kerson Saykor, Phebe Hospital's administrator has alarmed.
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Several people do not regard any task done within the home and not paid for as work, no matter how tedious or long it takes. That is why it is common to hear people saying 'that woman is not working" even if she works from morning till night and someone who goes out to do something even if for a few hours and comes home, but receives wages or pay at the end of the month or any other time frame is said to be working.
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Global attitudes about domestic violence have changed dramatically since 2000, according to a new University of Michigan study that analyzes data from 26 low- and middle-income countries.
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Financially distressed pay-television operator TopTV has been given the nod by its regulator to broadcast three adult content channels. The company may only broadcast the channels — Playboy TV, Desire TV and Private Spice — between 8pm and 5am, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has ruled.
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WOMEN'S economic empowerment is a major thrust of the national gender machinery's plans and programmes to advance gender equality and secure women's socio-economic rights. Zimbabwe has two initiatives to increase Government's capacity to deliver on (a) gender responsive economic and financial policy formulation and (b) to deliver better on the allocation of resources to improve the lived realities of women and girls that is Gender Responsive Budgeting and the Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative.
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The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAP) continues its deliberation on agriculture, social and environmental safeguards and gender, the Minister of Social Welfare Gender and Children's Affairs yesterday called for women's empowerment. Speaking at the second launch of the second part of the meeting which focuses on the social and environmental safeguards and gender, the Minister said development in the Continent is discouraging because of the governments neglect of the second "other half" which are the women.
THE number of pregnant women turning up to utilize formal system before and during delivery in Tarime has significantly increased, thanks to the Africa Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) for initiating a health project that has widely benefited thousands of rural women in the area.
Esther Madudu is one of the many midwives working in the rural areas of Africa who are facing many day to day challenges such as lack of electricity and running water, among other things.