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Africa: Unlocking Feminist Activism with Social Justice Leader Theo Sowa
allAfrica, 26 May 2022
AllAfrica's Melody Chironda spoke with renowned women's rights and social justice activist Theo Sowa about women's rights and democracy in the wake of the release of a report by… Read more »
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Africa: More Money Needed for Feminist Leaders to Drive Global Change
allAfrica, 26 May 2022
Feminist movements and organizations around the world are the key drivers of social change, yet they are under-financed, under-valued, and grossly under-appreciated. Read more »
More Money Needed for Feminist Leaders to Drive Global Change
Shake the Table is a non-profit bridging philanthropy and social justice movements that together with an advisory firm, The Bridgespan Group joined forces to examine how to better connect global philanthropy with feminist movements in their report Lighting the Way: A Report for Philanthropy on the Power and Promise of Feminist Movements. The report calls on the philanthropic community to invest an additional U.S.$6 billion by 2026 to "hold ground against the anti-gender movement and gain traction in shifting power."
To shed more light on this matter, AllAfrica's Melody Chironda spoke with renowned women's rights and social justice activist Theo Sowa about women's rights and democracy.
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26 May 2022
Lighting the Way: A Report for Philanthropy on the Power and Promise of Feminist Movements
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- The Bridgespan Group
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- The Bridgespan Group
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Feminist movements are powerhouses for social change, but they are under-resourced, undervalued, and grossly underestimated. New Bridgespan research ... see more »
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Africa: Feminism is Not the Enemy - the Work of #BreakingtheBias
This is Africa, 10 March 2022
Men and women alike have denigrated Feminism. It is characterised as excessive, man-bashing, and against the feminine ideal. But while men may disagree that women deserve equal… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Feminist Research and Teaching Gained a Foothold in the Nigerian Academy
The Conversation Africa, 22 March 2021
The unequal status of women persists, despite various waves of feminist activism around the world for centuries. One major gain of feminists, however, is the rate at which their… Read more »
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Africa: Shining a Spotlight On Resistance Among Young African Women
U.S.-Africa Bridge Building Project, 6 August 2021
"It is only by being "too much" that new cracks in the wall of patriarchal dictatorships can emerge." Read more »
InFocus
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Theo Sowa, the former CEO of the African Women's Development Fund, received this year's Unlock Big Change Award from during the annual International Women's Day event sponsored by ... Read more »
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Headlines all around the world focus on climate projections about rising sea levels and high temperatures - but we rarely discuss how girls and women are most hit by climate ... Read more »
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To mark International Women's Day, AllAfrica Global Media will host a virtual panel on Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future on Monday March 7 at 12OO GMT. The day is dedicated ... Read more »
Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being supported by the United Nations to begin small businesses such as tailoring (file photo).
