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...
What are men’s views on virginity testing?
We asked the men in Johannesburg, South Africa on what their views are on virginity testing Here are some of their responses Source: ...
How can one recover from a shopping addiction?
So what causes addiction to shopping Omoshoro-Jones from South Africa shares her journey of battling shopping addiction, as psychologist Yolanda Coombs explains the science...
What are the effects of revenge porn to victims
It is a global phenomenon of non-consensual pornography, revenge porn It has become another form of gender-based violence using cyberspace as an attack platform Here is a story...
The Rural Woman
Defining a rural woman poses a challenge, is it out of her physical residence or the circumstances she finds herself in I engaged with an audience at the Quora platform and I got...
Child marriage is stalling sustainable development
At last month’s United Nations summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, child marriage did not get top billing Yet ending this cruel practice – which...
New media is misrepresenting women in Africa: what feminists can do
When computer technology made electronic communication possible, the “new media” emerged: email, chat rooms, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and so much more It looked,...
‘My dreams were destroyed’: poverty costs child brides dear in Zimbabwe
Married off at 13, Maureen lost her education and her health Her plight is common in a country racked by economic turmoil The end of Maureen’s days at a primary school in...
Achieving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is a Human Right Obligation for Africa
Women’s and adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health is related to multiple human rights, including the right to life, the right to be free from torture, the right to...
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