Africa: 60% of Femicides Are At the Hands of a Partner or Family

Every 10 minutes, one woman or girl is killed at the hands of their partner or other family member. This is only scratching the surface on how femicide, one of the most extreme… Read more »

Africa: Expand Choices for Women, Prevent New HIV Infections in Africa

Ahead of World Aids Day 2024, with the theme Take the Rights Path: My Health, My Right!, IPS looks at options for prevention for women and girls in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »

Africa: UNiTE - Violence Against Women - a Plight That Spares No Country Across All Continents

Despite the 1,583 legislative measures in 193 countries around the world, violence against women has not been eradicated or even abated. Read more »

Sudan: 'The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women'

Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing. Read more »

Africa: Stand Up, Speak Out - a Global Call to Men On the 25th Anniversary of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

In 1960, the Rafael Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic assassinated the Mirabal sisters-- renowned and respected for their courage and activism against dictatorship. To give… Read more »

Africa: It's About Our Entire Planet - the Pandemic of Violence Against Women

The 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, started with seeking to eliminate violence against women (VAW). This year's theme highlights the reality that violence against… Read more »

Ethiopia: Women, Indigenous Communities Must Lead Climate Finance Allocations At COP29 - Plan International Global Director

Plan International, a global leader in advocating for children's rights and gender equality, sees the need for women and Indigenous people to be at the forefront of climate… Read more »

Africa: Breaking Cycle of Violence to Save Mothers & Children - Why Ending Gender-Based Violence Is Essential for Global Health

Each year, millions of women and children around the world die from preventable causes. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is a shared global priority, yet we often… Read more »

Ghana: Healing Minds, Empowering Women - Ghana's Climate Change Battle

As climate change wreaks havoc across the globe, its effects are most acutely felt by those living in vulnerable coastal and rural communities. Read more »

Africa: Women in Africa Are Better Off Today but Gender Equality Remains Out of Reach

Today, women in Africa generally have better access to education, healthcare, and opportunities than ever before. Yet, as they step into the world, a gap between them and their… Read more »

Uganda: Meet the Young Women Arrested for Fighting Corruption in Uganda

Until recently, Margaret Natabi would never have dreamed of taking her anti-corruption fight on the streets of Uganda's capital, Kampala. Read more »

Africa: A Staggering 2.0 Billion Women Live in Poverty With No Access to Social Protection

The growing gender gap between men and women is reflected not only in the world's highest political hierarchies but also in the daily social and economic lives--with most women… Read more »

Africa: Abortion Is a Fundamental Human Rights Issue

The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or… Read more »

Africa: How the Geneva Consensus Declaration Threatens International Cooperation and Development

Last week, UN member states adopted the Pact of the Future - and its two annexes: the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration for Future Generations. These action-oriented… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Maasai Women Adopt Climate-Smart Solutions to Tame Drought

In the scorching sun of Mikese village in Tanzania's eastern Mvomero district, 31-year-old Maria Naeku tirelessly tends to her small vegetable patch. Each time she pulls a weed,… Read more »

Africa: Gender Equality Has Everything to Do With Climate Change

When a climatic disaster strikes, women have nowhere to go. They sit out dangerous climatic events, hoping that it is only a passing cloud. How is it, asks senior IPS correspondent… Read more »

Africa: The Price Women Pay for Climate Change

Global warming, widely believed to be a universal crisis, will actually impact girls and women far more than boys and men. It is already known that we live in a patriarchal world,… Read more »

Africa: Femicide and Reproductive Violence Harm African Women, Girls

International African Women's Day on July 31 recognizes the contribution of African women toward political, social, and economic freedom on the continent. But gender equality is… Read more »

Nigeria: Women Lawyers Take Lead in Decongesting Prisons

Nyeche Uche, aged 60, got arrested by Nigeria's cybercrime fighter, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for stealing. He spent 13 years and eight months in prison while… Read more »

Kenya: From Trauma to Triumph - Kenyan Women's Courageous Battle Against Female Genital Mutilation

In the heart of Empash village, a fragmented community nestled in Suswa, Narok County, some 62 miles northwest of Nairobi, Naomy Kolian's story unfolds like a gripping saga of… Read more »

Africa: Women & Girls Find Their Sexual & Reproductive Health On the Frontlines of a Battle They Didn't Start

Droughts, cyclones, floods and extreme temperatures - these are the 'new abnormal' of a world in which weather-related events are becoming increasingly prolonged, intense and… Read more »

Africa: Who Should Be the Next UN Leader? - Part 6

Michelle Bachelet is a formidable candidate to be the next UN Secretary-General. Some would even make her the frontrunner, should she choose to stand. Bachelet was the first female… Read more »

Africa: Women Affected By 'Gender-Biased' Climate Change Deserve Justice

While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate justice. Read more »

Gambia: The Gambia Must Not Repeal FGM Ban

Earlier this month, a UNICEF report on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) showed that while some success is taking place, the pace of progress remains slow - lagging… Read more »

Africa: Women's Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition

In the developing world, land rights for women remain tenuous in the agricultural sector. But if women farmers are recognized as landowners in their own right, it can lead to… Read more »