The music sector is rife with discrimination and harassment, making it difficult for women
The annual #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign is all about enabling success for women
As the political horse trading begins, the fate of the controversial policy is uncertain
We must ensure that adequate investment is directed towards uplifting women and girls
National Empowerment Fund leader Philisiwe Mthethwa steps down
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
At the current rate of progress, it will take more than 200 years to achieve gender equality and female empowerment at work
‘While many girls possess leadership qualities, social, political, and economic barriers stymie their potential,’ writes Joyce Banda.
South African drivers like to make up their own rules
Women who have driver’s licenses from other countries can now exchange them for Saudi licenses
Three creatives are using their company, Freedom of Education Motivates Empowerment, to raise social awareness at high schools
Adhering to normative aesthetics should be avoided when attempting to empower the natural.
Peace negotiations influenced by women are more likely to end in agreement and to endure.
What began in Afghanistan to inspire confidence in girls has landed in the parks and on the rooftops of Jo’burg’s inner city.
Displacement, climate change and entrenched abuse block the support women need to enter the agriculture sector, and to be able own land.
So much of the world is familiar with ice cream that it is difficult to imagine discovering it for the first time, as these Rwandan women did.
The Memeza Women Empowerment Project has developed a dual personal safety and household alarm for women and children living in townships.
It makes ‘people sense’ for the government to invest in the sexual health needs of women.
Little has changed for women since 1994: worse, they face a backlash from their supposed equals.
The long-acting implant contraceptive Jadelle is being made available at 50% of its original price to women in developing countries.
A new website is aiming to give a voice to Zimbabwean women, and is fast gaining attention since its launch three months ago.
Kelley Moult & Yonina Hoffman-Wanderer argue that it is time for the ANC to put its money where its mouth is on gender equality.
South Africa’s women have taken up 28% of senior management positions in 2012, setting the country ahead of the global average, a survey has shown.
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/ 20 September 2011
A new entrepreneurship organisation is working to balance economic power in South Africa by providing micro-loans to hard-up women.