Topical Focus » Women and Gender

Kenyan Women Face Insecurity, Indignity in Slums

A new report from Amnesty International focuses on the effect of slum life on Kenyan women in Nairobi.

Amnesty International

A woman steps across the polluted water course that runs...

1 to 2 of 7 items

Kenya: Rape Menace for Slum Women (news)

The Nation

6 July 2010

Kenya: Half the Women in City Slums Abused (news)

The Nation

7 July 2010

See topical page

See more topical pages »

TOP WOMEN AND GENDER HEADLINES

IPS Malawi: Innovative Campaigning by Women Candidates
Leadership Nigeria: Team Reach U-20 Women's Final
Namibia Economist Namibia: Brave Gladiators in Germany for 2010 Women's World Cup
Vanguard Nigeria: Falconets-First African U-20 Women Side to Reach a World Cup Finals
Vanguard Nigeria: Our Women Rule the World
ANGOP Angola: African Women Called to Play Role in Society
ANGOP Angola: UN Workers Defends More Training for African Women
more headlines >>

Sponsor Wire

Monitor Uganda: Women Protesters Storm State House
Monitor Uganda: Women Must Look Beyond Affirmative Action [opinion]
Daily Observer Gambia: 140 Million Girls, Women Suffer the Consequences of FGM Globally, says Dr Isatou Touray
Vanguard Nigeria: The Real Amazons of Nigerian Football
Daily Observer Gambia: Speaker Renner Returns from Women Speakers Confab
This Day Nigeria: Falconets Fly On to the Final
ANGOP Angola: Brazilian Delegation for WIDF Conference Jets in Luanda
ANGOP Angola: Assembly to Enable Interaction On Implementation of WIDF Programmes
IPS Madagascar: Women Form Own Political Parties for Fair Representation
UN News Chad: Nutrient-Rich Algae Can Boost Women's Incomes and Tackle Malnutrition - UN
MediaGlobal Africa: Women, the Silent Bearers of HIV Burdens
ANGOP Angola: Most Workers in Informal Market Are Women - Govt Official
America.gov Africa: 34 African Businesswomen Attending Agoa Forum
Nation Kenya: HIV-Positive Mothers Advised to Wean at Six Months
New Vision Uganda: Court Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation
Analyst Liberia: Ellen Delivers Special Statement To Women Today
ANGOP Angola: Pawo Highlights Women Achievements
ANGOP Angola: Education Ensures Greater Access to Job - Family Minister
Business Day South Africa: Boardroom Gender Change 'Minuscule'
Leadership Nigeria: 2010 Hajj - Women to Pay More
Leadership Nigeria: The Mad Woman's Cornstalk [opinion]
Leadership Nigeria: Women Now Better Off - Ekaette [interview]
Vanguard Nigeria: Pengassan Women Laud Dame Amaechi
BuaNews South Africa: Women Urged to Play Leadership Role
African Union Africa: Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development [document]
ANGOP Africa: OMA Holds Conference in African Women's Day
IPS Africa: Familiar Pledges on Child and Maternal Health
New Vision Africa: Region Praised On Genital Mutilation Ban
New Vision Uganda: First Ladies Aren't Women of Leisure - Mrs. Museveni [opinion]
more headlines >>

Documents and Resources Women and Gender

‘I Am Not Dead, But I Am Not Living': Barriers to Fistula Prevention and Treatment in Kenya [2010]

This report describes the devastating condition facing women with fistula in Kenya and the wide gap between ...

Insecurity and Indignity: Women's Experiences in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya [2010]

This report details how the failure of the government to incorporate the slums in urban plans and budgets has ...

Fertile Ground: How Governments and Donors Can Halve Hunger by Supporting Small Farmers [2010]

Less than one per cent of the agriculture budget is targeted at women in the three countries researched by ActionAid ...

See More Documents and Resources»

Active Discussions: Women and Gender

Copyright © 2010 AllAfrica Global Media.

AllAfrica - All the Time

Top Women and Gender Headlines

AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Topical Focus Pages: Women