The Private Sector Coalition brings SA businesses together to fight the scourge of gender-based violence and harassment
Activists, governments and organisations, local and international, are working to end gender-based violence but theatre, song lyrics and street art can also be used
In conversation: Melinda French Gates, philanthropist, businesswoman and global advocate for women and girls and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, prize-winning author and named one of…
Crushing stones is seen as ‘men’s work’. But an all-women gravel-making group in Sarwat Village is turning both stones and stereotypes into ashes
“Every day, on average, 137 women are killed by a member of their own family,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, in a…
Women will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly considering their contribution as caregivers, in both professional and domestic settings
Despite governments having collected over $400-million to provide universal connectivity, women remain unconnected from the internet.
Ten universities in UN Women project on employment parity and ending violence were the ‘guinea pigs’
The head of UN Women has called for urgent action to ensure the impact of global crises is not disproportionately borne by women, writes Liz Ford.
The United Nations has made former South African deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka head of the gender equality body UN Women.
