Source: IRIN
KIGALI, 24 October 2011 (PlusNews) - A proposed initiative to distribute condoms to Rwandan secondary school students has divided parents, teachers and other members of society, with some cheering the plan and others concerned that teens are not mature enough to use condoms responsibly.
Source: AWID
The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) is a comprehensive household questionnaire on men’s attitudes and practices - along with women’s opinions and reports of men’s practices - on a wide variety of topics related to gender equality. The survey has been coordinated by the International Center for Research on Women and Instituto Promundo.
Source: The Guardian
The World Bank promises women's economic empowerment but its gender-blind investments have the opposite effect. The World Bank has amplified its rhetoric on the importance of gender equality in the context of development in recent weeks by promoting its flagship World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development
What does a 22-year-old see when she looks at herself in the mirror? Evelyn Apoko sees a face marred by war, one that is jarring to others. Even she can't stand to look sometimes.
Source: SomalilandPress
A one day dialogue regarding skilled women’s role on the development and political issues was today (Saturday) held in Imperial Hotel in Hargeisa.This dialogue which was organized and cooperated by WIJA and Dalmar Foundation was attended by 50 members from civil society, government and community members.
Almost a year since one of its citizens, in a desperate gesture, ignited the Arab Spring, Tunisia once again is setting an example to the rest of the Middle East.
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Source: Sudan Tribune
A report published in conjunction with a human rights conference to be held in Gambia from 24 October to 7 November paints a bleak picture of the plight of women in North Sudan, reserving caveated optimism for South Sudan.
Source: Daily Nation
Being at the helm of an organisation is an enviable position for anybody who is starting out at the workplace.
Practising journalists from the four regions of the country have attended a 3-day experiencing sharing workshop in Makeni from October 12 to 14 at the Pastoral Centre.
Jane Wanja, 35, says she doesn't know exactly how the new Kenyan Constitution will change her life, but she knows that, thanks to it, no women will be forced to leave their marital homes when their husbands die, as she was.
While working as a gender-based violence consultant for my first UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I was surrounded by victims of violence.
Women organisers of the various political parties in the country have welcomed the idea of increasing women’s participation and representation by pledging their support for the Affirmative Action Bill.
The female electorate are determined to fight and defeat Mugabe and Zanu (PF) through the ballot, said MDC-T Women Assembly National Chairperson, Theresa Makone.
Source:New Times
Different actors involved in the fight against Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) met in Kigali, yesterday, for a national consultative forum to map the way forward in fighting the vice.
Source: All Africa
Tunisia helped inspire change across the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Now it approaches its next historic milestone on the path forward with Constituent Assembly elections on October 23 to elect the men and women who will write the new constitution and establish the rights and freedoms of all citizens.
Two United Nations agency chiefs today committed to work together to empower rural women through investment in education, economic integration and security initiatives.
Egyptian women’s organizations announced Saturday the reestablishment of the Egyptian Feminist Union, a group that dates back to 1923 when it was originally founded by activist Hoda Shaarawy.
In the eight months since the revolution, Egypt's women have learned that the fight for their rights is only beginning. In the immediate aftermath of this spring’s revolution, something new and unfamiliar happened in Egypt: women and men participated equally in political events.
Poor rural households in developing countries were the hardest hit by the 2006-2008 food crisis, with women at a particular disadvantage because of their lack of access to resources like credit, land, technologies and infrastructure.