One in every five girls across sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18
Industry players have misunderstood women consumers, leading to declining sales and audience engagement, pushing them to offerings in the East
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…
Supporting the inclusion and empowerment of women
Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race
This International Women’s Day we salute the African American women who’ve continued to forge formidable careers
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…
Activism with a feminist vision can effect political change and the feminisation of the work agenda can bring about economic change
Women are thus forced into lower-paying jobs, leading to limited economic productivity and growth of national economies
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.
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…
The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
The film, which opened on International Women’s Day, was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
How can we better measure democracy to reflect women’s lived reality?
Women and men must together gather the resolve it takes for change to take hold everywhere
As we reflect on that day, let us yet again question our governments about the well-meaning documents they sign to protect us but do not act on.
The harsh reality is that progressive gender work in Southern Africa is being hamstrung by changing economic realities in the north.
An activist said the event was denied despite President Omar al-Bashir’s vow that freedoms should be respected.
