Public banks – Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the New Development Bank – and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority render women invisible in a process that professes to be inclusive
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned at police stations
The health of young women and girls is shaped by gender-based inequalities and violence
The Taliban has eroded the rights of women. But Afghans are not taking the regime’s draconian policies lying down, and nor should the rest of the world
As a girl child, I am valuable to my family. When they tried to marry me off, I ran away. But now I am back home. In a country where girls have few rights
Afghanistan and its people have suffered enough. It is crucial that adolescent girls’ right to an education, and women’s to work, be restored
When girls go to school, the patriarchy dominated culture at home follows them to the classroom
Women are thus forced into lower-paying jobs, leading to limited economic productivity and growth of national economies
Many people do not see it as a crime, but rather a tradition they should follow without question. Regular school attendance can keep girls out of harm’s way
The smart, fun and easy-going warrior scientist in the film ‘Wakanda’ challenges gender stereotypes
When conflict and Covid-19 disrupt schooling and devastate the economy, girls drop out, and teen pregnancies rise
The world has a chance to improve the lives of women, especially those living in Africa
US site Jezebel has proudly published the results of its hunt for the pre-Photoshopped Vogue photos of Lena Dunham. But what does this achieve?
