August 16
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 »
July 31
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 »
July 16
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 »
July 15
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 »
July 12
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 »
April 22
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 »
April 11
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 »
March 27
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 »
March 21
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 »
March 20
Africa: Indigenous Women Fight for Their Future, Their Land, Rights & Self-Determination
Throughout history, Indigenous Women have made remarkable contributions to forwarding the aspirations of their communities for self-determination. Amid the compounded burdens they… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Gender Rights - Resistance Against Regression
Global progress on gender rights has slowed almost to a halt. After decades of steady progress, demands for the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people now play out on bitterly… Read more »
March 08
Kenya: International Women's Day, 2024 - Inside Women Dominated Seaweed Farms in Kenya's Indian Ocean Waters
Nearly two kilometers into the Indian Ocean from the Mwazaro beach coastline in Lunga Lunga Sub-County, Kwale County, women can be spotted seated in the shallow ocean waters or… Read more »
March 07
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Rural Tajik Woman's Road to Empowering Women Living With HIV
This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Why Legal Equality Is Key to Women's Economic Rights and Well-Being
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 04
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Progress Hinges On Feminist Leadership
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 06
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Stop Racially-Biased Attention When Dealing With Sexual Harassment of Women of Color
Recently "Days of Our Lives" star Arianne Zucker sued former co-executive producer Albert Alarr, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the long-running daytime show. Read more »
March 05
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Investing in Women Is More Than Just Good Economics, It's Crucial to a Sustainable Society
Ponny Lim runs a thriving aquaculture enterprise in Cambodia, growing her business with the support of a United Nations programme that guarantees loans to women entrepreneurs who… Read more »
Africa: 'It is About the Power of the Feminine That is Earth Itself'
One of the most fascinating aspects of International Women's Day is an odd subtext. That this is all about and (only) for women. Really? Since when are the realities of one part of… Read more »
March 04
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - the Misogynistic Minority
A minority of the world's population appears to be misogynistic and continues to oppose efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. The misogynistic minority… Read more »
March 01
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Support the Women and Girls Fighting for Rights
This International Women's Day (March 8) comes at a fiercely challenging moment. We can find inspiration, and hope, however, in the women and girls around the world who, often at… Read more »
March 06
Africa: Spare Us the Token Flowers - International Women's Day Is a Call to Action
Marking International Women's Day as a mere day of celebration is to strip it of its true meaning, a stab in the back of the generations of feminists who fought to make it a… Read more »
March 01
Nigeria: From Gas to Ash - the Struggle of Nigerian Women Amidst Surging Cooking Gas Prices
One sunny mid-morning in Omu-Aran village, a community in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, Iyabo Sunday sat beside a firewood stand observing her pot of beans with rice (a… Read more »
February 27
Sudan: Female Genital Mutilation Continues Amid Sudan's Conflict and Forced Displacement
Female genital mutilation (FGM) stands as one of the most egregious violations of human rights, particularly affecting women and girls worldwide. However, when conflict and forced… Read more »
February 19
Africa: Women Biomass Producers - Energy's Largest and Largely Invisible Workforce
The International Energy Agency (IEA) held its annual ministers meeting last week in Paris, marking the 50th anniversary of the world's leading energy organization. Critical topics… Read more »