Uganda: Women Allocated Less Space In Media
Despite the major strides women have gained in leadership, their representation in media is still wanting, says a report by Uganda Media Women Association (UMWA). The report released on Tuesday at Hotel Africana adds that despite constituting more than 50 per cent of Uganda’s total population, women are allocated less than 25 per cent of […]
Rwanda: Nyamirambo Women’s Centre – Giving Hope To Disadvantaged Women
Orphaned at the age of 16, Fatina Umuhoza led a miserable life, characterised by the occasional lack of food and a decent place to stay. Dreams for a better life were merely that – dreams. However, hope flashed her way when she joined Nyamirambo Women’s Centre (NWC), a hub that was established to empower women […]
15 Most Powerful Women In Politics
On this year’s FORBES list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, the top three most powerful are politicians: Germany’s Angela Merkel, U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Counting the entire list, there are 11 heads of state as well as one 90-year-old monarch, two first ladies and two top-seed diplomats. And […]
The Woman Champion
Mrs Efuru Nzeribe-Uwaezuoke had just finished telling her husband how fantastically idiotic he was. Fancy him getting ahead of himself like that. Not only was her body hers and hers alone to decide what went on it and what did not, but she had purchased the lotion in question for good money – her own […]
Kenyan Parents Fearing Ban On Female Genital Mutilation Secretly Get Girls Cut At Night
Kenyan families wanting their daughters to undergo ritual genital cutting are increasingly arranging for it to be done secretly at night to avoid arrest, campaigners said at a major women’s rights conference. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in Kenya, which is widely seen as leading the way in efforts to eradicate the internationally condemned […]
Can’t Keep Looking At Women As Body Parts Or Diseases’ ~ Katja Iversen
Conference in Copenhagen launches Deliver for Good campaign to highlight crucial areas for gender equality, including improving access to technology. A new global campaign that makes the case for investing in women and girls was launched on the opening day of the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen on Monday. The Deliver for Good campaign highlights […]
Gates Foundation Commits $80m To Women’s Development
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a three-year $80 million commitment to close the gender data gap and accelerate progress for women and girls around the world. Making the announcement at the three-day women’s conference taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, Co-chair of the Foundation, Melinda Gates, said the funding will help fill critical […]
The Root Of My Passion & My Faith, And The Connection Between The Two.
‘Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent’ In the wake of some unpleasant national situations, neglect and injustice being faced by helpless Nigerians in recent times, I can not avoid adding my voice to cast some weight behind the helpless, and to advocate for their defense and the honour of their rights. Such […]
Unveiling The Queen Within
I speak so confidently about these things because I have been there and done that. A Queen is an embodiment of grace and royalty. She lives a life of splendor and has the world at her feet. People fall over themselves to do her bidding and she is always a pleasure to behold. The truth […]
Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi (1953-2015)
Our sister died. And we are all devastated. We called her Sista Bisi, Mama Kiitan, Olori, Chief (Mrs). To some other people, she was lawyer Bisi, or simply Bisi; at a time she was Bisi Cole, and later Mrs Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, wife of the Olowo of Owo, HRM Fola Olateru-Olagbegi. She was a diligent, hardworking, […]
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