September 22, 2022
Africa: Women Sacrifice Their Health to Shield Families From Spiking Costs
Women are skipping meals, medical appointments and treatments in order to make ends meet as living costs rise worldwide Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Rising Period Pad Prices Push Girls Out of School
Period poverty worsens with inflation crisis, as girls trade sex for pads or risk infection by using rags, leaves and cow dung Read more »
July 24, 2022
Tunisia: Doxxing - a New Tool of Repression Against Women
As Tunisia votes in a controversial referendum, rights campaigners say more must be done to protect women from online abuse and harassment Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: Women Should Not Be Propping Up Healthcare Systems Without Proper Pay
Woman health workers are the backbone of medical care across much of the world, so why are they treated so poorly? Read more »
July 14, 2022
Kenya: Ahead of Kenya Elections, Women Politicians Face More Online Abuse
When Kenyan politician Esther Passaris posted a loving tribute to her late father on Twitter, trolls responded with a barrage of abuse over an accompanying "sexualised" photograph… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Trans Athletes Participation in Sport - What's the Debate?
Trans women have been barred from competing in female categories for elite-level swimming and rugby league fixtures, with the prospect of other sports like athletics following… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: Abused, Robbed, Shunned, Widows Pay High Price for Spouse's Death
This International Widows Day, I am calling for greater financial help for millions of widows left struggling while grieving and an end to harmful, degrading traditions Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: What Happens When Abortion Is Banned? Lessons From Around the World
As the U.S. Supreme Court looks set to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right to abortion, campaigners for abortion access from Africa to Latin America say the… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System That Excludes Millions
When Otajar John heard senior citizens would be given 25,000 Ugandan shillings ($7) per month as part of a new government welfare scheme, he jumped at the chance to apply. Read more »
April 25, 2022
Zimbabwe: 'I Do Not Depend on a Man to Survive' - Women-Only Rangers Fight Poachers and Poverty
The Akashinga unit offers a rare chance for poor and marginalised women, like school drop outs and abuse survivors, to build a career and protect nature Read more »
December 21, 2020
Africa: Climate Risks to Health Set to Worsen Inequity, Harm Children
From poor families in flood-prone homes to women required to cover up in extreme heat, climate change will hit the health of vulnerable groups the hardest, warns Kristie Ebi Read more »
February 06, 2019
Sudan: 'It's About Freedom' - Women On the Frontline of Uprising
When public protests erupted in Sudan over the rising cost of bread almost two months ago, women's rights activist Hala Al-Karib did not hesitate to join the masses on the streets… Read more »
October 09, 2017
South Sudan: Going to School Unlikely If You're a Girl - Report Says
"Over 130 million girls are still out of school - that's over 130 million potential engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers and politicians whose leadership the world is missing out on" Read more »