Source: Gender Links
Every August, some Thabo, Dickson or Harrington asks, "Why do we have Women's Month? Every month is women's month." The likes of Lilian Ngoyi and Helen Joseph would turn in their graves.
Source: Amnesty International
More than a year after the launch of the Free Health Care Initiative, pregnant women and girls in Sierra Leone continue to face serious challenges in accessing the drugs and medical care crucial for safe pregnancy and childbirth, Amnesty International said today.
Source: All Africa
Fifty out of every 100,000 Kenyan women die of cervical cancer each year because of lack of finances and proper sensitisation. In US, only two women die from cervical cancer in a year.
Source: All Africa
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says the use of the female condom will boost the reproductive health of women.
Source: The New Times
Member States of the East Africa Stand by Force Coordination Mechanism-EASFCOM, have been urged to recruit more female police officers to serve in peace support missions, not only for gender balance purpose but also to address various female-related challenges.
Source: All Africa
An NGO in Gombe, 'the Community Upliftment Initiative' has empowered 20 women groups in various skills acquisition schemes.
The Executive Director, Mrs Salomi Mailusa made this known in Gombe on Wenesday.
Source: All Africa
Distribution of free sanitary towels to school going girls is expected to begin this term following the 300 million budgetary allocations by treasury.
Source: Daily Nation
With the passing away of Wambui Otieno Mbugua, Kenya has lost one of its greatest heroines.
Source: Global Voices
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf paved the way in 2006 when she was elected President of Liberia and became the first African woman to reach the top level position. Since then, several other African women have decided to run for the Presidency,
Source: BuaNews
This year's Women's Month programme has been effective in highlighting the continued marginalisation of women in the South African economy.
Source: AllAfrica
Dr. Hawa Abdi is a woman of many firsts, including being Somalia's first female gynecologist and establishing one of the country's first NGOs. Along with her daughters, Deqa and Amina Mohamed, both of whom are doctors,
Source: The East African
It's a fact most of us are familiar with through intuition or anecdotes — the longer a girl stays in school, the longer she is likely to delay marriage, and the fewer children she is likely to have.
Source: The East African
Why are men 90 per cent of the Members of the Kenyan Parliament?
Source: Daily Monitor
In a society like Uganda where women don’t commonly feature as heavy truck and long distance drivers, not even as Taxi drivers in the city or countryside, it is certain that any regular woman bus driver would stun and excite many.
Alice Nyambura, a driver with Swift Safaris Bus Company plying Kampala-Mbarara route daily has become a marvel and subject of talk among travellers. Her stint has been from Gaaga bus along Kampala-Arua route and Nile Coach on the same route for two and three years respectively. She drove Kaliita bus taking Kampala-Nairobi route for one year, before turning to Kampala-Mbarara route with Swift Safaris bus for seven months now.
Source: UN News Centre
The United Nations official spearheading efforts to combat sexual violence in times of conflict today welcomed a presidential pardon granted by the Sudanese authorities last week to local journalists prosecuted for reporting on cases of alleged rape.
Source: BuaNews
The struggle for gender equality and women empowerment should continue even after Women's Month draws to a close, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.
Source: UNAIDS
A new documentary film following the lives of four people in Africa aims at challenging patriarchy, end men's violence against women and promote gender equality.
Source: The Citizen
Ms Marguerite Kassa feared she would find herself alone in the small crowd of a dozen other pregnant women at the integrated health centre in Mossendjo, in the south-western Republic of Congo.
Source: Huffington Post
Imagine you are a woman, forced to leave your home and community because there is no food or water to feed your family. You must walk hundreds of miles with your children to a refugee camp in another country.
Source: All Africa
Actionaid Ghana (AAG), an international NGO, has encouraged investment in girl-child education to enable them to reach their aspirations. It says increased investment in girl-child education yields significant economic and social returns for Third World countries.