International Women S Day
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Supporting adolescent girls advances us all this International Women’s Day
One in every five girls across sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18
Entertainment companies look for female audience in all the wrong places
Industry players have misunderstood women consumers, leading to declining sales and audience engagement, pushing them to offerings in the East
International Women’s Day: We can learn from Naledi Pandor and other women of integrity
In this time of theft and savagery in places such as Gaza, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sudan and the DRC, thef international relations minister emerges as a symbol of…
Celebrating International Women’s Day at the High Commission of Cyprus
Supporting the inclusion and empowerment of women
There is an urgent need for policies in order to bridge the digital gender divide
Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race
Age is proving to be just a number as black excellence prevails in film
This International Women’s Day we salute the African American women who’ve continued to forge formidable careers
South Africa needs to celebrate pioneering women activists like Alice Victoria Kinloch
Cape Town-born human rights activist, who challenged the conditions of black miners, who were abused as cheap labour on instructions of arch British imperialists such as Barney…
African feminism can be an instrument of social, political and economic change in the fourth industrial revolution
Activism with a feminist vision can effect political change and the feminisation of the work agenda can bring about economic change
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
Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls
When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.
Yet another treaty aims to protect African women. But how will it be enforced?
Cyril Ramaphosa, chair of the African Union, is advocating for this treaty but states on the continent are reluctant to ratify such contracts and victims face serious problems in…
Women in the Middle East North African region pushing back against patriarchy
The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes
We must continue to empower women entrepreneurs to grow Africa
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
‘Captain Marvel’ soars to rarefied heights in opening
The film, which opened on International Women’s Day, was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
Why African democracies are failing women — and what we can do to fix it
How can we better measure democracy to reflect women’s lived reality?