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Lesotho Highlands Water Project must work with women, not against them
Public banks – Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the New Development Bank – and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority render women invisible…
Editorial: A path forward at last
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned…
Only by protecting women’s rights can we protect women’s health
The health of young women and girls is shaped by gender-based inequalities and violence
The Taliban cannot defeat Afghan women’s thirst for education
The Taliban has eroded the rights of women. But Afghans are not taking the regime’s draconian policies lying down, and nor should the rest of the world
‘I am scared my parents will marry me off against my will’
As a girl child, I am valuable to my family. When they tried to marry me off, I ran away. But now I am back home. In a country where girls have few rights
The Taliban’s war on education for women and girls
Afghanistan and its people have suffered enough. It is crucial that adolescent girls’ right to an education, and women’s to work, be restored
Inclusive education: Girls and boys must be treated equally
When girls go to school, the patriarchy dominated culture at home follows them to the classroom
Women’s unpaid work results in time-poverty which reduces gender equity and women’s economic empowerment
Women are thus forced into lower-paying jobs, leading to limited economic productivity and growth of national economies
Child marriage is a negative coping mechanism for millions of girls
Many people do not see it as a crime, but rather a tradition they should follow without question. Regular school attendance can keep girls out of harm’s way
Princess Shuri gives girls a science boost
The smart, fun and easy-going warrior scientist in the film ‘Wakanda’ challenges gender stereotypes
Cameroon’s twin crises create surge in teen pregnancy
When conflict and Covid-19 disrupt schooling and devastate the economy, girls drop out, and teen pregnancies rise
Times of unprecedented crisis present unique opportunities for unprecedented action
The world has a chance to improve the lives of women, especially those living in Africa
Jezebel might not win for feminism with Lena Dunham’s body
US site Jezebel has proudly published the results of its hunt for the pre-Photoshopped Vogue photos of Lena Dunham. But what does this achieve?