Source: Inter Press Service
London’s Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames is famously known as the “Ladies Bridge,” for it was built largely by women during the height of World War II. On another continent, women fighting a different war have built an equally remarkable structure: a 3,300-meter anti-salt dyke constructed by a women’s association in Senegal to reclaim land affected by rising levels of salt water.
SOURCE:Thomson Reuters Foundation
Women's rights activists in Liberia on Friday welcomed a new law creating parliamentary seats reserved for women, young people and people with disabilities, in a country where women are poorly represented in politics despite having a female leader.
Source: allAfrica
Kampala — The use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have increased risks of violence against women, according to the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC).
Source: Algeria Press Service
ALGIERS- The five-year action plan for the protection of old women 2016-2020, presented Thursday at the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family and Women’s Affairs in Algiers, aims at providing better social assistance to old women in family circles and hosting centres.
Source: Daily Maverick
As the UN Human Rights Council prepares to vote this week on a potentially life-saving progressive Maternal Mortality and Morbidity resolution that will affect billions of women, it’s the last chance for South Africa to reflect on its role as its current term draws to a close.
Source: allAfrica
If gender statistics on corporate boards of companies in both private and public sectors are to be used as a measure of gender parity in corporate governance structures in Zimbabwe, the conclusion is clear.
Source: Vanguard Nigeria
A bill seeking gender equality has passed second reading at the senate.
Source: IOL
About 22 million unsafe abortions are estimated to take place worldwide each year, almost all in developing countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
Source: allAfrica
Despite various family planning programming efforts in Nigeria, its contraceptive prevalence rate has been static since 2008 and hovers around 10 per cent, alarming partners, donors and the Government.
Source: The Citizen
When Glory Adrian Nyengella and Fredy Andrew Mbilinyi decided to participate at DARE to Change Dar es salaam this year, they only had one thing in their minds and that was to fulfill their long term passion of becoming entrepreneurs. But little did they know that their idea would stand out to be the best.
Source: Republic of Mauritius
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare is bringing about a mini-revolution with the introduction in the 15 women centres across Mauritius of ten new services which are more responsive to modern society as well as to the aspirations and needs of women.
Source: UN Women
The High-Level Panel (HLP) for Women’s Economic Empowerment today presents its first findings to the UN Secretary-General at an event in New York, held in the context of the UN General Assembly.
Source: Voice of America
Schoolgirls in Malawi are learning what to do if someone tries to attack them. A Kenyan NGO started the training in response to a recent study that showed one in five girls under the age of 18 in Malawi has been sexually assaulted.
Source: Voice and Viewpoint
In an effort to transform the narrative and negative perceptions of African women and children, Graça Machel, the former first lady of two African nations, recently established a first of its kind Pan African Women in Media Network(WIMN).
Source: The Star
Kenya is experiencing rapid growth in the energy sector with production of 5,000 MW of the 15,000 MW projected in the Vision 2030 set to be realised by next year.
Source: The Sun
Commissioner for Health in Nasarawa, Dr Daniel Iya said about 700 women die yearly due to maternal mortality in the state.
Source: allAfrica
The Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, yesterday warned that parents or guardians who marry off their school-going age daughters face prosecution and 30 years in jail as police in Rukwa Region have arrested three parents for the offence.
Source: Daily Nation
Nearly four million unintended pregnancies can be prevented in the country if women who need family planning get access to contraceptives such as condoms, oral contraceptives, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), among others.
Source: News24
High prices, gender pay gaps, and a lack of education makes women 50% less likely to access basic internet services in poor urban communities, a global technology group has told Parliament.
Source: African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank has reiterated its commitment to support women’s empowerment and creation of employment opportunities for the women and youth in the Sahel.