Source: Tunis Afrique Press as found at AllAfrica.com
Works of an international conference on women's participation in public and political life and decision making started, on Monday in Tunis, on the theme "no democracy without women".
Source: Aswat Masriya
A number of non-governmental organizations asked on Monday for a decent representation of women in parliament and other elected bodies.
Source: The Star
Two street boys believed to have raped a woman who died hours later at a Nairobi hospital were yesterday lynched by Limuru residents.
Source: All Africa
Makurdi — Benue State First Lady Mrs. Dooshima Yemisi Suswam met with journalists in the state recently. She spoke on the participation of women in politics, state of the girl child education, marriage ties between persons of different cultural backgrounds among others, in an interview during the parley.
Source: Institute of Development Studies
Armed conflicts result in tremendous changes to the lives and livelihoods of women: women take up new jobs, join armies, act as peacemakers and provide essential support to their families and communities. However, post-conflict policy processes tend to limit the capacity of women to participate fully and take advantage of new opportunities after the end of the war.
The United Nations High Level Taskforce on women, girls, gender equality and HIV for Eastern and Southern Africa has called for accelerated effort in protecting the rights and wellbeing of young girls.
The United Nations Security Council will hold an Open Debate to mark the 12th anniversary of the UN Security Council resolution 1325, with a focus on “the Role of Women’s Civil Society Organizations in Contributing to the Prevention and Resolution of Armed Conflict and Peacebuilding.”
Source: AllAfrica
History was made in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital about a fortnight ago when the management of the University of Ilorin included Mrs. Medinat Folorunso Salman in the list of the institution's newly appointed professors.
FORMER Prime Minister Edward Lowassa at one time told a public rally at a village in Mwanza Region, that the Fourth Phase Government under President Jakaya Kikwete had three priorities.
Other models and designers from across the continent dash from one end of the tent to the other - there seems to be an unofficial competition to see who can make the most noise.
A new report points to the extensive violence experienced by girls attending school in Zambia. But victims rarely speak up about the abuse, and a lack of clear policies fuel the cycle of violence.
Opening Remarks by Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at Panel Discussion on Preventing and Ending Violence against Women with Disabilities. New York, 23 October 2012.
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has turned over a Women Economic Empowerment Center, a Quick Impact Project to the women of Cestos, Rivercess County.
Organizations today would never think of not investing in high growth markets like China and India. Yet they are still dragging their heels when it comes to investing in women, despite it being a win-win situation for the global economy, organizations and women themselves.
Egypt's National Council for Women will start a training program to enhance women's political participation in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.
A book that seeks to pave the way for fertile answers in stories of struggles, victories and convictions was on Thursday launched in Accra.
PATRIARCHY, the practice of male authority and control, has always been blamed for the continuing denigration women suffer in African societies. At its best, patriarchy seeks to take away women’s voices and render them of little value than their male counterparts, with the attendant effect that women’s rights are usually denied them.
Source: Businessweek
Women have gained little ground in political leadership around the world, with men still in about 80 percent of key elected and appointed positions, according to the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Gender Gap Report.
Over recent years, the Festival has provided an unprecedented opportunity for organisations and networks of young women to convene and share strategies and critical information about young women's lives across southern Africa - and to do so in a space that's safe.
School officials in South Sudan say a monthly take-home food ration from the World Food Programme (WFP) has helped to reduce the number of female students dropping out of school.