National Open University Gets First Female Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Joy Eyisi, a professor of English Language, on Thursday assumed duty as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). That followed her victory in an election conducted by the university Senate on Wednesday to fill the slot which became vacant at the expiration of the tenure of Patrick Eya. […]
Ugandan Girls Forced Into Child Marriage Because They Can’t Afford Sanitary Pads
When Ugandan schoolgirl Auma got her first period she asked her mother for sanitary pads. Her mother suggested she find herself a husband to pay for them. Auma was just 12. Auma’s story is not uncommon. Many girls in Uganda drop out of education when they begin menstruating because their schools lack proper washrooms or […]
Sierra Leone’s First Lady Gets To Grips With Child Marriage
The first lady of Sierra Leone says she is a “hands-on woman” with a sure-fire strategy to tackle child marriage – she visits elders across the land and urges them to wield influence and prolong the nation’s childhood. “I’m a hands-on woman,” Sia Nyama Koroma told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “I go myself, leave my […]
WARIF Trains 500 TBAs To Reduce Gender-Based Violence
The Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF) has unveiled plans to reduce the increasing spate of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking among young girls and women in Nigeria by 30 per cent within a 12 months period. This was disclosed by the founder of WARIF, Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, at a sensitisation workshop for 500 Traditional […]
Zimbabwe: More Females Become CEOs
THE number of female professionals landing executive positions in the manufacturing sector rose by a huge margin in the past year, a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) survey has revealed. In its Manufacturing Sector Survey released yesterday, CZI said the number of female CEOs rose by 8,45 percentage points to 13,45 percent this year, from […]
Nigerian Lawmaker Fears Violence Is Scaring Women Away From Politics
The first daughter of a pilot from Abia State in southeast Nigeria, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje never faced disadvantages for being a woman until she entered politics 10 years ago. In her three terms as member of parliament for Bende constituency in Abia, she has experienced discrimination, sexual innuendoes, physical threats and insubordination, mainly from male colleagues. […]
Woman Tells of Unimaginable Sexual Violence Suffered At Hands of Militants
When an armed group attacked “Irène’s” home in the Central African Republic, fighters shot her husband in both legs as he tried to flee, and tied their five-year-old daughter to a post when she began to cry. “Irène,” 36, held her palms over her eyes as she told me of the brutal assault by the […]
3 Reasons Men Should Care About “Women’s Issues”
The Double Bind There are three reasons that men should care about the double bind, which happens when women are evaluated against a “masculine” style of leadership. Effective leaders have to take charge and take care, but women leaders trying to be bold and assertive can be labeled (by both both women and men) as […]
Nairobi Women March In City Streets Preaching Peace
Women from all walks of life on Wednesday marched in the streets of Nairobi praying for and preaching peace ahead of the Thursday polls. The women who all wore white scarves on their heads called on Kenyans to come out in large numbers and vote peacefully. “Tomorrow we will mobilise all women to come out […]
Oyo, Microsoft Partnership To Provide 800 Computers
The Oyo State Government on Wednesday disclosed that it is partnering Microsoft and Signal Alliance on its digital literacy programme, saying that 800 computers will be provided across eight centres as the pilot scheme. The government disclosed these during a Press conference attended by representatives of Microsoft Nigeria, Signal Alliance, tertiary institutions, schools’ governing boards […]
Women Encouraged To Boost Agricultural Production
Women living in rural communities in the southern Cunene Province were encouraged to invest in agriculture to contribute to the socio-economic development of the region. The appeal was made by the provincial governor, Kundi Paihama, who was speaking at the closing ceremony of the second provincial forum of rural women, in the commune of Xangongo, […]
Families Of Soldiers Killed Deserve Quick, Accurate Investigation
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says the families of the four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger deserve a quick and accurate investigation. Marine General Joseph Dunford spoke to reporters Monday as the Trump administration strives to clear up the still murky details of just what happened on during the October 3rd […]
Govt Starts Distributing Food Aid To 20thousands Households In Zimbabwe
Government has started distributing food aid to more than 200 000 households that are food insecure in the country. In an interview, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Deputy Minister Tapiwanashe Matangaidze said Government was distributing 11 000 tonnes of maize per month to support the households. He said households in need of food aid […]
FAJ, NUJ Trains Journalist On Gender Equity, Safety
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) and the Norwegian Union of Journalists( (NORSK) yesterday began the second training of twenty journalists in Abuja. The training with the Theme “ 2 Day Gender Equity And Safety Workshop” was funded and supported by Hon Mulikat Akande. Speaking at the […]
Pfizer, Others Unite Against Breast Cancer In Abuja
Every year, October is dedicated as the month of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BCAM, a global campaign designed to raise awareness on the prevalence of breast cancer in the society and the devastating impact the disease has on women, families, and communities worldwide. Throughout the month, individuals, organizations and governments come together to improve the […]