Journalism and the Second Sex
In March 2020, as COVID-19 spread around the world and political leaders began to realise that an immediate response to the pandemic would involve personal sacrifices and public...
Gender Equality NGOs, Stop Patronizing Us. An African Woman’s Perspective
Several times during 2020, INGOs working in women’s rights spaces in Kenya were exposed for blatantly oppressing women of colour within their organizations As an African woman...
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
The 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence is an international Campaign to end violence against women and to advocate for the promotion and protection of...
Women’s Empowerment contribution to the inclusive economic development
Economic development refers to the positive results in the structural changes of a geographical area or a population: demographic, technical, industrial, health, cultural, and...
The media have muted the voices of women during COVID-19: can the tide be turned?
COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core Among the fault lines it has exposed is the fact that gender bias remains rampant in news coverage A recent special...
Gender and the Coronavirus Epidemic
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) snakes its way around the world, closing borders, cancelling events, shutting down offices, suspending classes, and barricading cities Reading about...
Feminism Claims to Represent All Women. So Why Does It Ignore So Many of Them?
My first marriage ended in divorce, and afterwards, I was on food stamps, I had a state-funded medical card that gave me and my son access to medical care, and I was living in...
Gender in South Sudan, “Dilemma and Hope”
South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, gaining independence on July 9th 2011 after decades of civil war The main ethnic groups are Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Murle and Shilluk...
My awesome journey to “Books for Peace Award” Ed. 2019
My name is Susan Monyangi Nyabena I am Kenyan, born in Kenya I am currently pursuing Masters of Arts in Human Rights having done my Bachelors on Gender and Development...
Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over sexual violence
In February 2019, President Julius Maada Bio declared a State of Emergency over sexual and gender-based violence He did this amid rising pressure over the issue in...
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