South Africa: Men Abused By Women Don't All Fight Back. Some Believe a Strong Man Is Non-Violent - South African Study

Studies of intimate partner violence mostly portray men as abusers and women as victims. Little academic attention is paid to men who are abused by their female partners. Even less… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change - Women's Role in the Economy Is Key to a Just Transition

The realities of climate change are hitting home for many people living in the global south. Food security, water access and health have been jeopardised by the increased… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Is Hitting Women the Hardest. What to Do About It - Economists

The current capitalist system has created two related crises: ecological decline and social injustice. It has led to environmental damage like climate change, which affects some… Read more »

South Africa: Pregnant Teens - Girls in South Africa Need Focused, Supportive Healthcare and More Information About Safe Sex

An estimated 12 million teenage pregnancies are reported globally every year. Read more »

South Africa: Naked Protests in South Africa - a Psychologist Explores the Emotional Power of This Form of Activism

Naked protests are a form of public demonstration where individuals, often women, use the symbolic power of their naked bodies to challenge injustices. These protests have become… Read more »

Africa: Education and Gender Equality - Focus On Girls Isn't Fair and Isn't Enough - Global Study

For the past two decades, investing in girls' schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Female Freedom Fighters Were the Silent Heroes of the Anti-Colonial Movement - Here Are Some of Their Stories

Each year in Kenya, familiar faces are feted at the national remembrance of the country's heroes and heroines. Dedan Kimathi is arguably the most commemorated of figures. As one of… Read more »

Africa: Care for Humans, Other Species and the Natural Environment Key to a Just Transition

Communities across the world are facing two worsening crises: a climate crisis and a care crisis. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Female Rappers Aren't Letting Obstacles Get in Their Way - Who the Rising Voices Are

In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to be one of the most popular music genres in the country. But what role do… Read more »

Africa: You Can Count Female Physics Nobel Laureates On One Hand

Out of 225 people awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, only five have been women. This is a very small number, and certainly smaller than 50% - the percent of women in the human… Read more »

Liberia: Food Scarcity in Liberia - How Women Who Run Households Cope

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world's ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars… Read more »

South Africa: South African Women Face Exclusion From Society Due to Gender-Based Violence - How They're Fighting Back

When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, a primary goal was to grant citizenship rights to all its people, in particular, to give the majority black South Africans rights they… Read more »

Africa: Caine Prize for African Writing - Nadia Davids On Her Winning Story About Women and Freedom

South African playwright, academic, novelist and short story writer Nadia Davids is the winner of the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. It's an important award that has played… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya's Femicide Cases - 'Declare a Crisis Now'

Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei's murder was reported to have been about… Read more »

South Africa: Sexual Violence in South Africa - Women Share Their Stories About the Dangers of Commuting On Minibus Taxis

Millions of people use minibus taxis to get around South Africa every day. These "pillars of public transport" (which are privately owned and run rather than operated by the state)… Read more »

Africa: We Found Teenage Girls Don't Know Vulvas From Vaginas or When Their Menstrual Cycle Starts

It is important for everyone - but especially girls, women and people who menstruate - to understand how ovulation and menstruation work. Read more »

Ghana: Victory for Women's Rights in Ghana As Affirmative Action Law Is Passed - What Must Happen Next

The passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill by the country's parliament on 9 August 2024 marked a victory for women's rights in Ghana. The bill, which has been… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Women Farmers Use a Custom Called Bora to Access Land - but It's Making Them More Vulnerable

Bora - a type of thank you gift - is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to… Read more »

Algeria: Women in Translation Month - a Moving Algerian Novel Tracks the Economic Struggles of Writers and Publishers

French-Algerian publisher Edmond Charlot is the subject of the Algerian writer Kaouther Adimi's third novel, and her first to be translated into English. Read more »

Algeria: Imane Khelif - the Algerian Boxer Who Overcame an Ugly Gender Furore to Win Olympic Gold

Imane Khelif's gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics meant also overcoming a furore that erupted around her and another boxer earlier in the games. Ugly issues of gender identity,… Read more »

South Africa: Sexual Abuse and Bad Pay - Women's Struggles in South African Live Music Exposed

Women working in live music as performers and in other onstage and behind-the-scenes roles in South Africa experience exclusion from decision-making, unequal pay, pressure to fit… Read more »

Algeria: Women's Boxing in Olympic Storm - Who Is Algeria's Imane Khelif and What Are the Issues She's Facing?

Imane Khelif from Algeria is one of two women boxers at the 2024 Paris Olympics making the news - as ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raise their… Read more »

Africa: Moms Think More About Household Chores - and This Cognitive Burden Hurts Their Mental Health

When you think about housework, you likely think of actions: scrubbing the dishes, running errands, chopping vegetables for dinner. And it's not news to say that mothers often… Read more »

Nigeria: Pregnant Nigerian Women Need Faster Access to Hospitals - Technology Helped Us Calculate Travel Times

Nigeria contributes 28% of the 280,000 maternal deaths and about 10% of almost two million stillbirths that occur annually across the globe. Read more »

Africa: Gender Apartheid - Oppression of Women Should Be Made a Crime Against Humanity - Feminist Academic Explains Why

Crimes against humanity are occurring with impunity around the globe; from Myanmar to Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. And yet, unlike international treaties for the crimes of… Read more »