Source: SACSIS
Women's bodies have been the locale of war since the inception of patriarchy - a misogynistic trend that saw the female body become the site of restraint, control and oppression. Thus the female body has largely become a meme of violence, suffering and exploitation rather than joy, pleasure and autonomy.
Source: Pambazuka
South African women are regularly confronted with systemic sexual harassment, violence, and murder as the recent cases of Shrien Dewani, Anene Booysen and Reeva Steenkamp illustrate. Sustainable development will be unobtainable when women and children are brutalized by violence and any other form of gender based discrimination of which the state has a duty to prevent.
Source: Guardian
Poor quality and underfunded public services are exacerbating the "constant" violence, harassment and intimidation that millions of women face in cities and urban centres across the world, according to a report.
Source: Liberia Government
When word reached President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia that the women of the African Development Bank were requesting to meet with her, the President agreed instantly to this unscheduled addition to her already tight itinerary in Tunis, the Bank’s temporary headquarters.
Source: The Star
Maternal Health Care Royal Gardens Hospital has partnered with religious leaders to enhance safe motherhood and reach vulnerable mothers across all economic divides. The hospital hopes to raise cash from donors to subsidize maternity charges to increase hospital deliveries.
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
Morogoro — PREGNANT women have been urged to eat healthy food to protect their unborn babies from disabilities.
The call was made over the weekend by American doctors, who are providing free medical services to people with disabilities in Morogoro Region, and said other disabilities are caused by lack of nutrients during pregnancy.
Source: Aswat Masriya
Political activists launched on Saturday an initiative called E'rafni (Know Me) to support women candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, to help convey their voices to everyone in Egypt.
Source: Vanguard
Health issues concerning women and girls will be on the front burner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as from May 28-30.
Source: VENTURES AFRICA
“If women want more rights than they got, why don’t they take it and stop talking about taking it.” A century after these words were uttered by Sojourner Truth, men and statistics are quick to point out that women have heed her words.
Source: The Herald
Whoever captures the majority of the women's vote in any election, is guaranteed the right exercise power in a democratic state. What then must be done to be accorded such a vote by women? Women are never persuaded by promises alone but by substantive deeds which yield tangible results.
Source: The New Vision
The story of Allen Bonabana, the mother who died after giving birth quadruplets in Kibaale district, is still fresh in the mind of people in her community.
Source: allAfrica
When 17-year-old Sona Traore represented the Child Protection Network of Liberia at a civil society event organized in conjunction with a three-day United Nations meeting in this capital city earlier this month, she knew she was not speaking for Liberian children alone.
Source: Daily Trust
The 2nd Nigerian Women Transformation Awards Conference and Exhibition (NIWTRACE) 2013 will hold in Abuja between July 24 and 25 at the International Conference Centre.
Source: Frontline Defenders
On 13 and 14 February 2013, peaceful protests held in Harare and Bulawayo by Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) in order to mark Valentine's Day were violently suppressed by police, with over 188 protesters arrested and many others beaten. One member of WOZA remains in detention.
Source: New Vision
After Asumpta Kiggundu lost her husband, all the family belongings were taken by her in-laws leaving nothing for her to survive on with her children.This left her children without any hope for education. All that was left was a small piece of land that they lived on. When she was about to give up, Hawa Kimera approached her suggesting that she joins Sooka Webuuze Women's Group that she had formed.
Source: Sapa
Police officers and social workers should treat abuse and rape cases with more seriousness, a ministerial committee said on Wednesday.
Source: IRIN
Eight survivors of sexual violence committed in the wake of Kenya’s December 2007 general elections have taken the government to court over its alleged failure to protect them or investigate the crimes committed against them.
Source: UN Radio
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an intensification of efforts to achieve a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable development path built on dialogue, transparency and social justice.
Source: Patriotic Vanguard
Today, who would think that African women are backward or subservient? Indeed, they have evolved from playing more traditional and cultural roles to relatively impressive, if not enviable leadership positions. Invariably, some women are outshining men in the pursuit of their dreams and destinies.
Source: UNESCO
On the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March, UNESCO joins forces with international and regional partners to launch the annual Women Make the News (WMN) initiative under the theme, “Towards a Global Alliance on Media and Gender”.