Source: New Times
Plans are underway to build a polytechnic school at Gishari in the Eastern Province to equip female Police personnel with skills in plumbing, mechanics, construction, among others. This was announced at a Police Women Convention yesterday at Remera Stadium in Kigali.
WOMEN will have equal representation with their male counterparts in all Government institutions on a 50-50 percent basis if the draft Constitution is passed by Parliament and stands the test during the referendum.
Source: Tolerance
While Morocco may not have experienced a change in regime, as did Tunisia and Egypt, the country nonetheless experienced waves of popular protests. Moreover, like in Tunisia and Egypt, women constituted a major presence in the uprisings that began on February 20, 2011.
Source: Tolerance
During the Egyptian Revolution, women displayed keen leadership abilities and a nuanced understanding of their era’s political landscape.
Source: Tolerance
This article gives a voice to female participants in the Tunisian Spring by recounting women’s participation in these uprisings, their demands, and their assessment of the post-revolutionary era in terms of gains and/or loss of rights for women in particular and for their fellow citizens in general.
Source: US Department of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton says that in her four years as U.S. secretary of state, she and President Obama have tried to promote a world where more nations take greater responsibility for shaping their futures. She explained that foreign policy strategy January 29 as she held satellite meetings with young adults in six important regional cities around the world.
Source: New Era
Three women living with HIV have decided to make matters into their own hands in search of a living by starting their own sewing and tailoring business.
Source: New Era
At least 122 young men and women graduated in various courses offered by the Women’s Action for Development (WAD), an organization that imparts skills mainly to women.
Source: Magharebia
Human rights activists are hailing a Moroccan decision to modernise the country's legislation regarding rape and child abduction.
The Moroccan justice ministry announced last week that it would re-examine a controversial section of the kingdom's laws that allows the rapist of a minor to marry their victim.
Source: Daily Trust
The House of Representatives yesterday threw out a bill which sought exclusive breast feeding for women working in both public and private sectors compulsory.
Source: IPS
Few women in Kenya harbour illusions of entering politics. Blatant discrimination, threats and intimidations, an uneven playing field and a largely unsympathetic public have turned electoral politics into a veritable minefield for women hoping to secure top government posts.
Source: IRIN News
The relief felt by health officials and activists several months ago at the apparent outlawing of child marriages now appears to have been premature, with Swaziland’s traditional leadership recently declaring that such unions are acceptable under customary law.
Source: allAfrica
A DELEGATION of women's rights activists attending the 20th African Union (AU) Summit have called on all Heads of State to make stronger commitments to stop rising cases of rape and conflict.
Source: allAfrica
At least ten pregnant women have died as a result of bad road condition from Felinken to Palatroken in Sinoe County.
Source: Eyewitness News
The South African Institute of Race Relations on Monday said there has been a steady increase in the number of women taking up positions at all three levels of government.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
VICTIMS of Gender Based Violence (GBV), parents, and activists have now joined to raise their voices against police and judiciary ostensibly for failing to deliver justice on cases related to abuse.
Source: Gender Links
The upsurge in the number of strikes in recent months in South Africa, from mines to farms, in what others have termed the “strike season” have one common characteristic. Very few women are seen on the front lines of the protests and trade unions still have a “male face.”
Source: allAfrica
The African Union (AU) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but instead of looking back, the current chair, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, seems intent on casting her vision ahead to an Africa 50 years from now. Her hope is that it will be "a prosperous Africa at peace with itself".
Source: WNN
The United Nations human rights chief today urged all parties in Egypt to engage in dialogue and stop the use of excessive force, following five days of protests that have resulted in dozens of deaths and led the Government to declare a state of emergency.
Source: Daily Monitor
The International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict yesterday called on the African Union to prioritise conflict-related rape, saying it was a barrier in building peace and security.