Source: Daily Press
On the second day of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Technical Meeting for the Women Panel, the major items on the programme were: Presentation and Discussions on the Draft IDB Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan (2012 - 2015) and an abridged workshop for Panel members.
Source: DailyTrust
A women group, Proactive Gender Initiatives, yesterday called on the federal government to fight corruption first before removing fuel subsidy.
“The goal for more women in politics is not fewer men in politics but a more equitable society.” This is a popular statement of the United Nations Development Programme which clearly reaffirms abhorrence at the international level for the lingering culture of gender disparity in the structures of power at the national and local levels.
Ethiopia's new plan to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 cannot be attained unless men are more meaningfully involved in reproductive health, experts say.
The ANC Women's league is deeply disturbed and disgusted by the actions of some men at the Noord Street taxi rank.
Source: The Hearld
CASES of female rapists that had stopped in the wake of the arrest of three suspects in Gweru last year have resurfaced amid reports that two men were sexually abused over the festive period.
Source: Leadership
Widows in Nigeria are in the category of the unheard and the forgotten as they are not part of national discourse. GABRIEL EWEPU examines the predicament of this category of vulnerable women and how the problem can be addressed.
The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever.
Two months ago I sat for my first year final exams at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Last month’s edition of the Hi Magazine showcased 3 pages of clothes from designer K.T Brown – modelled by me. And in December, I will be on Art TV – as a contestant for the Super Model of Asia Pacific 2011. I suffer from no grandiose illusions about myself.
Source: IPS Gender Wire
Under a new gender quota law introduced in Mauritius, at least one-third of the candidates in local elections must be women. But the adoption of a national quota is not yet on the horizon, even though just 18 percent of legislators are women and there are only two female cabinet ministers.
Source: The Daily Observer
The campaign to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has taken roots in The Gambia through raising awareness and building consciousness amongst the people. The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices affecting the health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP) has recently completed a series of training and information campaign activities held in Janjangbureh, Sami Karantaba Tabokoto and Chamen Nainija, all in the Central River Region north.
The teeming Zam Zam camp in North Darfur is home to 200,000 refugees fleeing the civil war in Sudan. Women in the camps cook over open fires and then walk for miles through dust and desolation to search for firewood, often finding only a single tree to chop down.
Source: IPS
Under a new gender quota law introduced in Mauritius, at least one-third of the candidates in local elections must be women. But the adoption of a national quota is not yet on the horizon, even though just 18 percent of legislators are women and there are only two female cabinet ministers.
Source: Daily Nation
Two girls have committed suicide in separate incidents after receiving their KCPE exam results.
The heightened level of violence committed against women by Egypt’s military since the fall of the Mubarak regime will not deter them from seeking justice and asserting their rights, a gathering of activists and victims at Cairo’s Journalists Syndicate said.
The Libyan women have slammed a newly circulated draft election law that gives women only ten percent in parliament quota, and described as as “extremely dangerous.”
The campaign to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has taken roots in The Gambia through raising awareness and building consciousness amongst the people. The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices affecting the health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP) has recently completed a series of training and information campaign activities held in Janjangbureh, Sami Karantaba Tabokoto and Chamen Nainija, all in the Central River Region north.
The majority of female entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe have a negative perception on obtaining credit from financial institutions, a recent survey shows.
Women’s rights in the Arab world can be boosted by social media, a new study by the Arab Social Media Report said, citing nearly three-quarters of Arab users believing that new media can help improve women’s rights across the region.
Source: RNW
Ten percent of the seats in a proposed Libyan constituent assembly will be reserved for women, a draft electoral law published on Monday said, triggering harsh reaction from a human rights watchdog.