Africa: Woman-to-Woman Marriage in West Africa - a Vanishing Tradition of Power and Agency

Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia's Rap Revolution - 5 Women Who Are Redefining Hip-Hop

Women rappers were not really a feature of Tunisia's typically masculine and chauvinist hip-hop scene until the revolution that overthrew Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Having Babies Abroad - Women Explain Their Reasons

Nigerian women make up a significant proportion of foreign women giving birth in several countries. Read more »

Nigeria: #BringBackOurGirls - Hashtags Alone Will Not Safeguard Women's Lives and Rights

It has been a little over a decade since 270 female students were kidnapped from a school in Chibok, Nigeria by the extremist armed group Boko Haram. While, many of the girls… Read more »

Africa: Trump Administration Sets Out to Create an America Its People Have Never Experienced - One Without a Meaningful Government

The U.S. government is attempting to dismantle itself. Read more »

Africa: Long Covid - Women At Greater Risk Compared to Men - Could Immune System Differences Be the Cause?

About 5% of people who catch COVID have long-lasting symptoms. In these people, loss of smell, dizziness, fatigue and other hallmark COVID symptoms can persist for months after the… Read more »

Africa: Female Genital Mutilation Is a Leading Cause of Death for Girls Where It's Practised - New Study

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It's practised in at least 25 African… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Rituals, Rites and Rumours - How Women Claim Power in Zimbabwe's Informal Gold Mines

In Zimbabwe they say, Hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda mumigoghi (The gold belt will disappear if women go into the underground mine). Read more »

Kenya: Femicide in Kenya - William Ruto Has Set Up a Task Force - Feminist Scholar Explains Its Flaws

Gender-based violence is a major challenge in Kenya, which has recorded a significant rise in deaths of women and girls in recent years. Read more »

Sierra Leone: It's Hard for Women in Sierra Leone to Own Land - Here's Why

Land disputes in Sierra Leone are a complex issue, dating back decades. Weak land tenure systems, rapid urbanisation and population growth, poverty, inequality, corruption and weak… Read more »

Africa: Women Are Seen As 'Saviours' or 'Victims' in Climate Change Debates - Why This Is a Problem

Certain stereotypes about women have become commonplace in climate and development literature. One example is that women are either represented as "saviours" who protect nature, or… Read more »

Botswana: Women in Botswana Make Up 54% of Voters, but Less Than 10% of Parliament - Political Parties Can Change That

There's a question that has consistently gripped Botswana's politics: bomme ba kae? (where are the women?). It became even more urgent with the country's 2024 general elections. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Election System Keeps Women Out of Parliament. How to Change That

Voters in Ghana elected the country's first woman vice president, Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, in early December 2024. Voters also elected John Mahama as president, a man who had… Read more »

Ghana: Maternity Care in Ghana Is Meant to Be Free, but It's Not - and Many Can't Afford It

Globally, over a quarter of a million women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 70% of these deaths. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Wailing Warriors - How Women in Pentecostal Churches Claim Their Power

As a scholar and researcher of Pentecostalism, I attended a monthly church gathering, known as Daughters of Zion, in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi where women around me were… Read more »

South Africa: Rape Is Still Rape Even If You're Married - Report Finds Some South African Men Don't Believe It Is

Sexual violence, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), includes any sexual act or attempt to obtain sex through coercion, regardless of the relationship between the… Read more »

Namibia: Meet Namibia's First Female President-in-Waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation of three million people. Read more »

South Africa: Child Support in South Africa - Mothers Speak About the Struggle to Get Fathers to Pay in a System Rigged Against Women

Child maintenance - the duty to support a child - is more than a right. It ensures children have their basic needs met. It also means single mothers don't have to shoulder the… Read more »

Africa: 960 Million Dirty Diapers Are a Big Waste Problem - What Can Be Done With Them

The use of disposable diapers (nappies) is growing in African countries. The disposable diaper undoubtedly makes it easier for many parents to work or spend time on other things,… Read more »

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 »