Source: The Zimbabwe Mail
Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe yesterday broke down in tears after she was overwhelmed by hundreds of MDC-T women who converged at Harare International Airport to welcome her from South Africa where she was undergoing cancer treatment.
Source: The New Times
The Rwanda National Police (RNP) and the Justice and the Catholic Church have entered a partnership to strengthen the campaign against Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Source: WNN
In conjunction with Women's History Month this March, WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) – the largest global membership organization of women board members – is taking significant steps to increase the numbers of women on boards worldwide. WCD initiatives in Asia, Africa, and the Americas over the coming weeks will expand upon the group's existing 42 global chapters of more than 1,400 members serving on 1,550 boards.
Source: ASNS
Hundreds of women community and religious leaders, environmentalist and advocates from 28 countries present new solutions for sustainable development.
Source: UNEP
Religious and community leaders meet to discuss solutions for sustainable development
Source: SANF
A new gender law in Mauritius that requires one-third of candidates in local elections to be women represents another small step towards parity in decision-making.
Source: RNW
In Batula, a rural community in western Kenya, a local NGO deals with 12 child marriage cases a week. Some of these cases involve young girls who are inherited and forced to marry by a tribal practice called siebo.
Source: IPS
At Gakoromone Market in Meru, in Kenya's Eastern Province, Ruth Muriuki arrives in a pickup full of tomatoes and cabbages despite the scarcity of rainfall in the area, thanks to the greenhouse technology she uses on her farm - and microcredit.
The United Nations agency mandated to promote gender equality today announced it will give out $10.5 million in grants to organizations working to advance economic and political empowerment of women in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia.
Source: Tunisia Live
On February 29, the Tunisian National Office of Family and Population (ONFP), in cooperation with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), held a conference in Tunis, where it present the results of a national survey conducted on violence against women.
Source: Mail & Guardian
It's as if they speak with one voice, the young Maasai women who have escaped being sold into marriage -- at least for now -- to pursue an education.
Source: Anglop
The general secretary of Trade Unions in Luanda, Filomena António Soares, said Thursday that the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon's appreciation that Angola is among the countries with high number of women in the decision-making posts, demonstrates the recognition of women's efforts to dignify the country.
Daily Trust
Last week I listened to BBC Hausa news, where it said that the Rivers state house of assembly wants to make a law to allow women inherit their fathers' properties. The reporter asked the opinions of some residents in Port Harcourt who were mostly against the intention of the state assembly. They argued that it was their tradition for women not to inherit their parents, as a woman is not meant to stay in her parents' house, that she would marry and go to her husband's house.
Source: IPS Gender Wire For a long time, Zambian women's participation in politics has ended at voting. Credit:Richard Mulonga/IPS |
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 1, 2012 (IPS) - The right of women to participate in political life is guaranteed by several international conventions, but transforming an abstract right into a reality requires hard work on the ground, says a new study released here.
Source: IFAD
Strong rural organizations like producer groups and cooperatives are crucial to hunger and poverty reduction. They allow small producers to play a greater role in meeting growing food demand on local, national and international markets, while improving their own economic, social and political opportunities.
Source: New Vision
The Parliament's committee on national economy has rejected a proposal to borrow $30.28m (sh75.7b) for financing the construction of a specialized women hospital for maternal and neonatal health care at Mulago hospital.
Source: OpenDemocracy
For the past twenty years Moroccan women, from the liberal camp to the Islamist, have campaigned for equal rights for women. Their struggle has borne many triumphs and is gradually beginning to change the lives of women throughout the country. But how will they face the new challenges presented by Morocco's first Islamist-majority government?
Source: PlusNews
The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised women on injectable hormonal birth control to use condoms to prevent HIV infection in light of possible HIV risks associated with "the shot", but HIV organizations and activists say this has not been effectively communicated to women.
Source: Vanguard
THE Nigerian government has been called upon to tackle issues of gender inequality in the country with a view to giving a greater voice to women and enhance their contribution to good governance.
Source: Leadership
A senior United Nations official and the renowned singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo has urged Nigeria, UN Member States and communities to outlaw Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and raise awareness about its harmful effects, especially in African countries where the practice is most prevalent.