Hatred of women persists, influencing them to internalise inferiority. Resistance is to challenge patriarchal norms and curated femininities

This week’s testimony explored whether Mengo’s WhatsApp replies reflected the careful diplomacy women use to reject senior officials without risking their careers

Generations of women, from the United States’ Harriet Tubman to South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Uganda’s Winnie Byanyima have fought for human rights

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice

An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations

Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints

Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon

It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls

The president tells the National Assembly he does not believe in sidelining nations, but rather to engage with other countries on human rights

The US initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission.

Legislation and political will are needed to set land targets that consider the needs of women

After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American…

Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide

Gender-based violence often takes place at home or in intimate relationships, taking a traumatic toll on victims, their families and friends

Women and girls continue to fight for their human rights and wellbeing, generations after they were recognised

Proposed changes to the Traditional Courts Bill to remove the possibility to “opt out” and use magistrate’s courts instead are probably unconstitutional, and definitely play into…

COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it

Too many laws and customs in too many African countries still treat women as minors

The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes

Women may be tired but we must continue to fight abuse for the sake of the new generation