Small incision procedures such as hysteroscopy have been identified as the future of gynaecology in Nigeria and the world at large.
"Tied to a tree and blindfolded, I listened to my sister sobbing and screaming while armed men raped her," describes Sandra, a survivor of the armed conflicts that violently ravaged the Congolese population since the 1990s.
PARLIAMENT has passed the Bill prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation, commonly known as female circumcision. The bill now awaits the assent of the President to become law. This is a landmark bill that has been long overdue.
Cases of female circumcision have gone down drastically due to a vigorous campaign among Cushitic communities in Tana River District.
Tatitown Customary Court president Ludo Mosojane has said that cohabitation is one of the root causes of gender-based violence in Botswana.
Soroptimist International of Banjul (SIB), last Friday observed World Literacy Day, in a form of a symposium held at the main office in Kanifing. Founded in 1986, Soroptimist International is a non-governmental advocacy organization that fights for the enhancement of girl child, empowerment of women and promoting literacy among women and the girl child in particular.
After the eventful launch of Empowerment for Women and Youth Initiative (EWAYI) in October 2009, Barrister (Lady) Chioma Ohakim, wife of Imo State governor, blazed the trail once again when she, in conjunction with Imo women, organised a prayer session for President Umaru Yar'Adua. This was as other Nigerians were howling over whether the president should resign or not.
Way back in 1999, during the December holidays after I had just completed my primary leaving examination, I had the privilege of attending an initiation rite of the Sabiny. My uncle, with whose family I was staying, took me there. It was late in the night. The ghostly darkness, dancing odiously in the chilling breeze gave the night the smell of blood, incivility and abhorrence.
WOMEN'S organisations have described the major drop of female representation in the new National Assembly as a national and international "embarrassment" and proposed immediate changes to the laws to rectify the situation.
THE second rape in two days was reported at the southern town of Karasburg on Monday.
The San Diego based Foundation for Women (FFW's) micro-loan program launched in Liberia about two years ago, has transformed the lives of hundreds of rural women, who now feel part of the larger Liberian society, Liberia's Vice President Joseph N. Boakai says.
JENNI Williams, one of the leaders of the pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza), says state agents have been monitoring their movements since their return from the United States where they received the 2009 Robert F Kennedy Human Rights award. The group made the observation in Bulawayo last week where they were back in court facing charges under Section 37 of the Criminal Law (Codification ...
A UNITED Nations official has urged women in Kitgum district to start owning property like land and houses.
THE country risks a doomed future if the increasing number of orphans is not addressed, the gender ministry has warned.
WOMEN rights activists have urged Parliament to pass the marriage and divorce Bill to allow women battered by their husbands to divorce.
WOMEN who keep quiet when they have been sexually abused by their partners make the operation of the domestic violence law difficult, rights activists have warned.
It is perhaps reflective of Senator David Mark's capacities that no Senate President before him was able to manage as many women as he now has in his chamber.
The Maasai Women Development Organization (MWEDO) in Longido and Kiteto districts of Arusha and Manyara regions has conducted literacy classes benefitting over 1,600 adults.
As there is no school for widows to go learn how to overcome the emotional trauma of losing their spouse, Chief (Mrs.) Helen Esuene, wife of the late former military governor of the then Cross River state, Chief Udokaha J. Esuene had to depend on instinct to give meaning to her life again. If she were to write a book now, it would focus on how widows of famous men can find their feet after the ...
The European Union (EU) has challenged the Government to consider the problem of drop out of school girls because of pregnancies and child marriages, as a national crisis.
"I have no words to explain what I have done to her [Elin Nordgren] and her family. I guess I would be deeply sorry for never considering her during the whole process. And him, not bringing her up was just a way for me to pretend that he didn't have one [wife] and for me not to deal with it".
The ninth edition of Committee of wives of Lagos state Officials (COWSLO) conference may have come and gone, but its memories will linger. This is because the event was marked with difference. The conference was a meeting point for the think-tank of the society and eminent persons from the nation's different geopolitical zones. These include, Governor Jonah David Jang of Plateau state and Governor ...
The face of HIV/AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal is a woman in her thirties living in eThekwini, according to a study released this week.
The Islamic administration of Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a clerics has said on Saturday that the they will not use force for the decision of banning the headscarf from the women through Guriel district in central Somalia.
One hundred girls, protected from female genital mutilation, were paraded to welcome the delegation with a fanfare of Kankurang dance and other traditional entertainment at Makka Masireh.
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