Source: Global Post
Samira Ibrahim, who pursued legal action against the Egyptian military for allegedly forcing her to undergo a ‘virginity test,’ anxiously awaits the verdict of the State Council on November 29.
Source:allAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam — Women in Tanzania, like their counterparts in most other parts of the world, are winning the battle to close the gender gap in health and education, but they are still hugely discriminated against in politics and widely sidelined in ownership and management of businesses.
A group of United Nations independent experts today expressed alarm at the degree of violence and deterioration of the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association which have led to loss of life in Egypt, ahead of parliamentary elections planned for 28 November 2011.
Source: Pambazuka News
The World Bank’s flagship annual publication pushes gender equality up to the Bank’s agenda, but critics express concern about its implementation and unwillingness to consider gender a women’s rights issue.
Despite staff being much better trained in abortion procedure, Dr Swebby Macha says many girls are still given incorrect information, which leads them to resort to dangerous methods.
A new report released this week by ActionAid International outlines the serious challenges that young women in Liberia face on a daily basis.
November 25 marks the 21st anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. Tracing the origins of this campaign is important, as it developed from campaigns started by women in their immediate communities.
In Zambia, the taboo surrounding abortion leads to thousands of women dying every year as they try to terminate pregnancies.
Life in Bwaise – a slum on the outskirts of the capital of Uganda – has never been easy. But increasingly erratic rains over the last three years have brought constant floods to the former swampland. Residents who can afford to are moving out, leaving the poorest – often single mothers and grandmothers – behind.
Source: Business Report
“Development is not going to happen without women.” – Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa, Nomcebo Manzini.
Inequality in South Africa has deepened since 1994. Respect for fundamental rights, including socio-economic rights, must be rebuilt - for when rights begin to be seen as hindrances to development and change, people begin to question why they should be observed at all, says Isobel Frye.
As increasing numbers of articulate women use Islamic sources to defend varying ways of life, they are challenging western feminist models, at least in name and quite often in substance, making detailed study of the full range of female Islamic leadership crucial, say Masooda Bano and Hilary Kalmbach
Source: Daily Monitor
Parliament. Women activists have called on Parliament to expedite the process of passing some of the key pending gender legislations into law to address inequalities and domestic violence inflicted on women.
It was not the most opportune time for a literature festival in Johannesburg. In an act of daring cunning that never fails to raise the ire of motorists, cyclists had commandeered this city’s roads while in a restive enclave of Illovo, a group of men battled for ascendancy in a game of cricket.
Libyan women want more say in running post-Al Qathafi Libya and suggest that a new government in Libya should ensure the participation of both sexes in political action giving a minimum of 40% for each, with the requirement of capability.
November 25, 2011 to December 10, 2011, marks the 16 Days of Activism against gender violence global commemorations. The global theme for 2011 commemorations is: From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence against Women! The National Theme for Zimbabwe is “From peace in the home to peace in our nation; let’s challenge all forms of gender-based violence”.
Women in Tanzania, like their counterparts in most other parts of the world, are winning the battle to close the gender gap in health and education, but they are still hugely discriminated against in politics and widely sidelined in ownership and management of businesses.
Source: Women E-News
Morocco's Nov. 25 parliamentary elections are expected to decide if the country's new constitutional provisions for women can go beyond paper gains.
Source:allAfrica.com
Women in the North Rift region have vowed to contest for seats created under the new constitution. The North Rift Women Voices group has initiated campaigns to educate women on provisions in the constitution especially on gender issues. The group launched sensitisation campaigns for women in counties in the region.
Source: Women News Network
CAIRO: Heba, a 27 year old Egyptian woman, closes the door, offering a tray of glasses of sparkling red Karkale-nectar. Hibiscus-petals swim to the surface of the drink.