Reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market are the main areas of focus
The promise of a new climate economy requires tangible actions across key economic systems, some of which include targeted investments into sustainable water infrastructure
Diversity in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability is critical to the field’s advancement.
Women in Africa should not be viewed as having ‘special negotiating skills’. Instead, we should motivate for more women in leadership positions because of their equality as citizens
Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer
Women who quietly serve their communities and the legislature, backed by the women’s caucus, are acknowledged at the annual Vita Basadi awards
Gender-based violence is escalating as the social crisis deepens. Some activists want a special council for survivors
Keeping girls at school could reduce their vulnerability to infection. But women’s lack of empowerment will affect this intervention’s success
Academic, Yale University
The game is still rigged against female business leaders, so they’re rewriting the rules themselves.
The magazines we love do not love us back – they do not contain a diverse representation of black womanhood
The AU’s long-term goal of peace and prosperity will be a pipe dream unless it tackles gender issues.
Protests have erupted in Morocco over the case of teenager Amina Filali who killed herself after a court ordered her to marry her alleged rapist.
Strengthening women’s participation in higher education is more than just a ‘women’s issue’.
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/ 25 September 2008
It is disappointing and hurts that African women are the subject of disparaging rage and hostility from fellow women, who, unwittingly, inflict pain.