Is Your To-Do List Getting Longer?
Regardless of the intentions you set for your work day or week, it can be difficult to complete all of the tasks you plan on checking off your to-do list in a set amount of time. Little things come up, from emails that require responses to troubleshooting requests from colleagues to personal matters. Pretty soon, you’ve gotten […]
European MPs Call On Tanzania To Address Family Planning Issues
A network of members of parliaments from across Europe, who are committed to protecting sexual and reproductive health of the world’s most vulnerable people, has called on Tanzania to work on family planning issues for the country to easily transform into the middle income economy. The network, grouped under the The European Parliament Forum on […]
Skin Secrets You Don’t Know About
We all want to look the youngest we can and age with grace. Asides our clothes, our skin is a great accessory. Imagine a bad skin in awesome clothes? A bad skin in a bikini? It is a big No. Today, here are skin secrets every woman should know about. Face Workout A face workout […]
Incel Rebellion : Examining Rejection And Self Reflection
It’s late on a Friday, and hundreds of men are browsing the forum Lookism.net. A new member logs on and posts two photos showing the lower half of his face. “What surgeries/implants are needed to fix this?” he asks. “As you can see I have a recessed jaw/chin.” The replies come swiftly: “It’s not just […]
Somali 10-Year-Old Dies After Undergoing Female Genital Mutilation
A 10-year-old girl in central Somalia has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), prompting calls from campaigners to criminalise the internationally condemned practice in a country with the world’s highest rates. The girl was taken by her mother to a traditional circumciser on July 14. The procedure left her bleeding and she died in […]
The North Dafur Food Crisis
The North Darfur parliament has requested the state’s Finance Minister to clarify a number of irregularities in the distribution of food items to the localities. On Thursday, North Darfur Finance Minister Mohamed Yahya told the state Legislative Council that according to the food quotas set for each locality, 3,000 50-kilogramme sacks of sugar destined for […]
The Financial Issue
Pulling out groceries from the bags my husband Russ had just brought home from a store, I began to feel tense. He had bought much more than I usually did, and many of the items were unnecessary extras. “What are we going to use all those gourmet sauces for?” I asked, gesturing toward a group […]
Young Women In The Workplace : Understanding Generation Z
Gen Z in the house? Take a look around your office. If you’ve hired any interns or entry-level employees who are 21 and under, you’re already working with the post-millennial generation, also known as Gen Z. With a population of around 61 million in the U.S., the generation born between 1997-2010 will shape companies and […]
MTN Handover Gh¢5.5 Million Maternity Block To Tema General Hospital
MTN Ghana, yesterday handed over an ultra modern 40-bed maternity block worth GH¢5.5 million to the Tema General Hospital (TGH). The project constructed by the MTN Ghana Foundation, has a delivery ward, lying in ward, a theatre, nurses station and changing rooms, sluice rooms, two consulting rooms, restrooms, washrooms and reception. It also has equipment […]
Manana To Face Parliament Ethics Probe Over Sexual Assault
Embattled ANC MP Mduduzi Manana will appear before a joint ethics sub-committee in Parliament on Wednesday over his involvement in an assault at a Cubana nightclub in Fourways last year. Ethics committee co-chairperson Aumsensingh Singh told News24 that they had a number of witness statements about the 2017 incident, which would be put to Manana […]
Political Parties In Malawi Commit To More Female Representatives
Some political parties contesting in next year’s tripartite elections, have said next year’s tripartite elections offer great opportunity for the advancement of the 50-50 agenda of women empowerment in decision making positions. The parties have made the observations as they are preparing for primary elections in readiness of next year’s tripartite elections. Speaking in separate […]
Age Privilege In The African Feminist Movement
Deference for our elders is culturally ingrained in us as a sign of deep respect for those who are older or have status in our communities. This young African feminist questions whether this trait is harmful to the movements that women have built up over so many difficult years. I grew up the youngest in […]
To The Women Who Rose Against Abuse, Women Who Stood Against Patriarchy In Sports
At the televised ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards Wednesday night, one of the centerpieces of the event was the presentation of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. This year, a group of more than 140 women took the stage to receive the award, all of whom are survivors of sexual abuse. The award honored the […]
My Mentor Is Described As My Adult Spirit Animal
As the founder and executive director of Just Speak, Brittni Kellom creates support systems for victims of sexual assault and child abuse — a cause that’s deeply close to her heart. She founded the organization at the age of 17, after coming to terms with the assault and abuse she had suffered under her biological father. […]
18-Year-Old Wins BBC News Somali Young Female Poet Award
Shugri Jama Ibrahim, an 18-year-old form three student from Bosaaso, Somalia, has won the BBC News Somali Young Female Poet 2018 award. The teenage poet, who was named winner on Wednesday was the first runner up in the 2017 awards. This is according to a statement by BBC World Service International. Shugri’s winning poem explores […]