June 28, 2022
Africa: Cooking With 'Dirty' Fuels Affects Women's Mental Health #AfricaClimateCrisis
About 2.6 billion people - nearly half of the global population, most of them in Africa, Asia and central and south America - rely on biomass fuels, like wood and charcoal, or… Read more »
June 26, 2022
South Africa: Male Voices Dominated South African Covid Reporting - That Has to Change
The onset of the COVID pandemic and the many months of uncertainty, anxiety and push for scientific breakthroughs sent journalists all over the world on the hunt for expert voices.… Read more »
June 20, 2022
South Africa: Supporting Women With Mental Ill-Health in Pregnancy and After Birth - Lessons From South Africa
Women in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental disorders - anxiety and depression - during pregnancy and the first year after birth. The… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Kenya: Drama That Shaped Ngugi's Writing and Activism Comes Home to Kenya
As Kenya marked its 59th anniversary of internal self-rule on 1 June 2022, a controversial play by the nation's foremost author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, was staged in sold-out shows.… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Nigeria: Domestic Violence and Work Status - Which Nigerian Women Are Most At Risk
One in four women in Nigeria has experienced abuse from her intimate partner in her life. Globally, the figure is one in three women. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Ghana: Ghanaian Women in Dance Reality Show Challenge Stereotypes About Obesity
Since the debut of Big Brother Africa in South Africa in 2003, reality television shows have become a common feature on television stations across the continent. They have helped… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Nigeria: Restrictive Abortion Laws Put Women in Danger
The word "abortion" is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20 weeks, which is now regarded as the age of viability of a pregnancy. Read more »
May 16, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's Covid School Closures Hit Girls Hard - but They Showed Resilience Too
South Africa's school dropout rate was high even before the COVID pandemic. Research shows that around 60% of young people effectively drop out of school, with no school-leaving… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Africa: U.S. Abortion Law Decision Brings Attention to Rights of Women in Africa
A leaked draft of a majority opinion of the US Supreme Court has revealed the court's leaning towards undoing its 1973 landmark ruling (Roe v Wade) which gave women in the US a… Read more »
Africa: How U.S. Policy On Abortion Affects Women in Africa
Policies and decisions made in the United States echo around the world and often have widespread implications. Take sexual and reproductive health, for example. Decisions made in… Read more »
January 15, 2019
Africa: Huge Disparities in C-Sections Highlights Inequalities in Healthcare
When pregnancy or childbirth go wrong, access to Caesarean section - usually known as C-section - can be the difference between life and death for both the woman and her baby. Read more »