The Islamist party that won Tunisia’s first post-revolution election says it will elevate a decades-old gender equality statute to a basic law.
Outgoing JSE chief executive Russell Loubser’s recent slapping of a female <em>M&G</em> reporter’s behind at a press conference serves as a metaphor.
It might sound counterproductive, but any strategy to address violence against women has to work to empower men too, says Helen Joseph speaker.
How dreams of workplace equity give way to realistic goals for a multinational organisation, writes <b>Sisonke Msimang</b>.
Extra measures need to be taken urgently to hasten the transformation and empowerment of women, Minister Lulu Xingwana has said.
The proportion of women students at UniZulu is much higher than the national average.
Elections in East and Southern Africa have left fewer women in politics, placing countries at risk of not meeting equality targets, the UN said.
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/ 8 December 2010
South Africa has a balance of men and women in Parliament that would rival Nordic countries, but it shouldn’t rest on its laurels.
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/ 25 September 2010
The ANC Women’s League wants an Equality Bill that will extend the ANC’s 50:50 gender quota to government institutions and the private sector.
Despite the gasps at the university since the photo appeared in its student paper, reaction from beyond Stellenbosch has been warmly appreciative.
Nomfanelo Magwentshu was the little-known person who really worked hard to ensure everything operated like clockwork during the Soccer World Cup.
Dr Linda Chisholm, special adviser to Minister of Basic Education, has spent most of her career trying to make a difference to the education system.
More women have taken up leadership positions in various business and government structures, but there is a great deal that still needs to be done.
The constitutional mandate on gender equality is clear, and the legislative process is providing the building blocks for a gender-equitable society.
I haven’t been forced to think about the significance of Women’s Day since my activist days at university, until now.
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/ 25 November 2009
The largest growing economic force in the world isn’t China or India — it’s women. But that stubborn glass ceiling is still intact.
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/ 1 September 2009
Faranaaz Parker reports on the discrepancies that remain in the labour force.
Helen Zille: the DA will increasingly focus on this hidden realm, which men claim women may not speak about.
Gender parity is still low in top government and parliamentary structures, Gender Links said on Monday.
The ANC has made great strides towards equal representation of women in political leadership, the Commission for Gender Equality said on Thursday.
Despite gender protocols, women are seldom in the postition to redirect resources towards solving problems, writes Jessie Duarte.
A handful of Eastern Cape men brave ridicule to take on ‘women’s work’. Kristin Palitza reports.
Ferial Haffajee asks whether the government’s stance on cultural freedom ignores equal rights for women.
Time to move past war cries and into real equality and a culture of human rights, says Pregs Govender.
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/ 17 February 2009
Women candidates are expected to fill many of the seats on Iraq’s provincial governing councils. But winning public acceptance is another matter.
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/ 16 December 2008
The Commission for Gender Equality takes issues of discrimination seriously; not only against women, but all issues of discrimination on grounds of ge
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/ 17 September 2008
Women are playing a crucial role in post-genocide Rwandan politics.
Commission for Gender Equality chairperson Nomboniso Gasa fields a few tough questions from Nicole Johnston.
The National Assembly approves law amendments to allow women born out of customary marriages to inherit from their deceased parents’ estate.
South Africans needed to stand up against the abuse of women, President Thabo Mbeki said in a speech prepared for delivery on Women’s Day on Saturday.
In observing Women’s Month, Women’s Day and the 16 days of activism, we have lost the real political and liberating philosophy of days past.
Authorities in a Malaysian city ruled by conservative Islamists urge its women to forsake bright lipstick and noisy high-heels to avoid rape.