Source: New Era
The Deputy Prime Minister-designate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah believes the 6th National Assembly will be dynamic, effective and constructive as the 43 women elected to the august House are more than ready to take up their positions in the legislature.
Source: IPS News Agency
Rural women make major contributions to rural economies by producing and processing food, feeding and caring for families, generating income and contributing to the overall well-being of their households – but, in many countries, they face discrimination in access to agricultural assets, education, healthcare and employment, among others, preventing them from fully enjoying their basic rights.
Source: The Guardian
Despite the rhetoric on eradicating sexual violence in conflict, there are few signs of a commensurate increase in donor funding for programmes to protect women. Meanwhile, a lack of accurate data on what's being spent where is hindering efforts to monitor and evaluate what is working.
Source: The Nigerian Observer
A Non Governmental Organisation, the Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative (ECOWA), has called on the federal government to ensure the safety and security of women during the upcoming general elections.
Source: Independentngonline
Abuja — The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Nigeria, and other partners have called on the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, to, as a matter of urgency, expedite action on the passage of the Violence Against Persons' Prohibition (VAPP) Bill before the end of this 7th Assembly.
Source: The New Times
New technologies and social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook provide huge opportunities for business women to market their enterprises and products, Duncan Muchangi, the Hellofood manager, has said. "The difference is that today's business woman has a lot of opportunities to market and grow her enterprise compared to her counterpart five years ago, thanks to social media tools to enable businesses to reach hundreds or thousands of potential customers online," he said.
Source: AllAfrica
Arusha — As the world celebrated International Women's Day, the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week got its first all-female presidency.
Source: Mail&GuardianAfrica
Cape Verde has the highest number of women occupying ministerial positions in Africa with nearly half of its 17 ministers being female, a new survey prepared by UN Women and the Inter Parliamentary Union shows.
Source: Scoop Indipendent News
United Nations human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte today called on the main global body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women to ensure that the concerns of older women are taken into account during its current discussions in New York.
Source: GBCGhana
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) Session, currently on-going in New York, has set 2030 as the expiry date for gender inequality.
Source: UNFPA
For 20 years, the international community has agreed that reproductive rights are critical to global development. Yet these rights remain tragically unfulfilled for millions of women and girls. This was the central message at a panel discussion held yesterday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, during the annual Commission on the Status of Women.
Source: All Africa
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says 1390 local women human rights defenders were arrested in the past 24 months.
Source: GenderLinks
For the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, it seems as though the United Nations has heeded the call, "Nothing about us without us." For the first time in its history, this year's session has recorded the highest number of youth participating at the meeting and a record 8600 civil society activists have signed up to attend this year's CSW.
Source: AllAfrica
Top United Nations Official: No Country Has Totally Eradicated Those 'Abhorrent' Crimes. Violence against women and girls remained pervasive and widespread throughout the world, with no one country able to say that it had eradicated those "abhorrent" crimes, ministerial-level speakers said as the Commission on the Status of Women continued its general debate today.
Source: The Guardian
Twenty years after the historic Beijing conference on women's empowerment, more than 170 countries still have legal barriers in place preventing women from experiencing the same rights, protections and liberties as men and boys, according to a new report on trends in gender equality around the world.
Source: Gender Links
At a CSW59 session on climate justice and gender equality held yesterday at the United Nations, delegates discussed the ongoing need for gender responsive and people-centered climate agreement to be mainstreamed in COP21 and the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
Source: UN News Centre
On a rainy evening in New York City yesterday, world leaders and grassroots activists packed the Hammerstein Ballroom to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the landmark Beijing women's conference and to declare that gender equality will be achieved by 2030 only if women are at the table making decisions alongside men.
Source: Newvision
Promoting gender equality at the workplace is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do. A growing body of evidence shows that utilizing the skills and talent of both men and women is beneficial for enterprises and for society in general.
Source: The Star
Africa has the highest proportion of women reporting physical or sexual violence according to a report by UN Women.
Source: All Africa
President Jacob Zuma says the African continent must pick up the pace in advancing women to Head of State positions.