Source: StarAfrica
The country’s Minister of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Zainab Maina, told journalists in Abuja on Friday that, “if you read Nigerian newspapers, there is no day a case of domestic violence such as gang rape and sexual abuse of the underage, women are not reported”.
Source: UN
The United Nations human rights chief today expressed her shock and deep sadness at the rape, mutilation and murder of a 17-year-old woman in South Africa, and urged a more comprehensive approach to tackling the “pandemic of sexual violence” in the country.
Source: Namibia Economist
A record 533 entrepreneurs and their staff attended the 56 business skills development courses presented by SME Compete last year, says the firm's director, Danny Meyer.
Meyer says this represents a 12% increase in the number of courses presented over last year.
Source: Financial Gazette
WOMEN have taken the centre stage in the proposed new supreme law of the land with at least 60 seats to be reserved for females under a proportional representation system during the next Parliament.
A plethora of other provisions in the new constitution have also excited gender activists
Source: The Star
Kilifi's best performer says girls can perform well if given support.
Speaking to the Star yesterday, Shadiya Abubakar Jeylan who obtained 414 marks from Tahdhib Muslim Academy challenged Coastal parents to support girls' education.
Source: This Day Live
A recent report released by Intel Corporation has revealed wide margin disparity between male and female in the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), with women on the lower side. The report, which focused on selected African countries, identified two major factors affecting the use of internet by females to include Individual and Ecosystem factors.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
A remarkable young man from Tanzania, 24-year-old Mwasapi Kihongosi won the global UNiTE T-shirt design competition in 2011, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in March 2012 and led a Caravan for Change against violence and harmful traditional practices in November 2012. Mwasapi tells us how the plight to end such forms of violence became his passion.
A series of workshops on women's participation in the Darfur Peace Process were organized throughout Darfur by the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
Hundreds of Egyptians have taken part in a protest in Cairo to demand an end to sexual violence against women.
A two-day workshop on gender violence ahead of the March 4 general election was launched yesterday in Isiolo.
Susan Shabangu, South Africa's minister of mineral resources, chose to highlight the role of women in the mining industry in her keynote address at the 2013 Investing in African Mining Indaba, currently under way in Cape Town.
Source: Aswat Masriya
A women’s initiative that goes by the name “Shoft Taharosh” (I Saw Harassment) has began a free training program to teach women self-defense against all types of physical assaults. The training sessions will begin on Friday, February 8, 2013 where Martial Arts professionals will trian 20 young women over eight sessions.
Source: Amnesty
Letting perpetrators in Egypt get away with sexual harassment and assault has fuelled violent attacks against women in the vicinity of Tahrir Square in recent months - continued impunity will only lead to further crimes, Amnesty International warned today in a new briefing.
Today UN Women joins women and men, boys and girls around the world in a call to action for zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). The adoption of the landmark resolution banning female genital mutilation by the UN General Assembly this past December is a step in the right direction. We applaud the progress being made by communities, by individuals to abandon this harmful practice and protect the rights and dignity of girls and women.
The Tepeth are mountain people of northeastern Uganda. They reside in conical huts made of sticks, thatch and mud in the semi-arid savannahs and scrubby forests of Moroto district. For generations they have subsisted by herding animals and growing crops. If the harvest is good and food is plentiful, village elders will grant permission for a 'cutting' ceremony, in which girls 11 to 14 years of age undergo a rite of passage to womanhood by having all or a portion
Source: The Independent
A young woman who accused Somalia’s security forces of rape has been given a one-year jail sentence for making a false accusation and insulting the government. A freelance journalist who interviewed the alleged victim has also been sentenced to a year in prison, despite never publishing his report.
Source: New Era
According to the SADC Gender Protocol 2012 Barometer women feature strongest in the arts, humanities and health sciences, where nursing is incorporated, while they are less often present within the disciplines of science or law, the world over.
Source: The New Times
The head teacher of Groupe Scolaire (GS) Nsinda in Rwamagana district has been suspended following reports that 26 of his students were found to be pregnant.
The teens were either found to be pregnant or recently gave birth while at school.
Source: The Star
Poor Antenatal care and parasites have been linked to high prevalence of Epilepsy in Kenya and sub Saharan Africa. A study conducted in the country and its neighbouring states of Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa revealed that epilepsy significantly more prevalent in poorer countries and rural areas.