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AllAfrica News: Women and Gender
Rwanda's newly elected Members of Parliament voted in the first ever woman Speaker today, setting a record as the first female-majority parliament in the whole world.
It was a sad occasion, and an occasion to rejoice. Sad, said Dr Ludeki Chweya, introducing Flora Terah's new book, because her heart-wrenching story shows that physical abuse and torture are a weapon of choice to deter women's participation in electoral politics in Kenya.
Little known Rose Mukantabana yesterday joined the small group of women Speakers of Parliament when she was elected to lead the Second Parliament that had just been sworn in.
Determined to maintain and improve the quality of basic education in six targeted local government areas focusing on girls' participation, the Kaduna State government has presented grants to schools with the aim of achieving it developmental objectives on the education sector.
Thousands of women in Ekiti State yesterday protested against the delay in the conduct of the local government elections in the state, saying they would go nude next Monday in further protests if the situation is not addressed.
WOMEN entrepreneurs have been asked to use the existing loan schemes to compete with men in running business.
Namibian gender activists applaud the goal of a 50/50 split of women and men in government by 2015, but warn that the real work is only just beginning.
Madam Paulina Abayage, Upper East Regional Director of Department of Women, says it was society that frowned on women and their activities, and that women were not their own enemies, as a section of the population were trying to project.
The World Bank is expected to formally launch the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Liberian girls in the United States of America, Presidential Press Secretary, Cyrus Wleh Badio has disclosed.
THE Executive Director of Women's Action for Development (WAD), Veronica de Klerk, says the strong influence of harmful cultural practices is aggravating poverty in Namibia.
HUNDEREDS of women including worshippers of Yoruba god of thunder, Sango, yesterday stormed the Ekiti State House of Assembly over continued delay in the screening of members of the state Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) by the legislature.
Pastoral Letter of His Eminence John Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and Apostolic Administrator of Murang'a Diocese
In 2003 Kimani Nganga Maruge hit the headlines when he became the oldest person alive to start primary school aged 84 years.
In a bid to encourage girlchild education, the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is to adopt a community approach through sensitizing the traditional rulers and village heads.
It couldn't have come at a better time and it is generally believed that the forthcoming Women in Politics and Government (WINPOGOV) Conference and Awards 2008 scheduled to hold in the Nigeria's capital, Abuja this month, really holds a lot for Nigerian women. An initiative of the Lagos-based Alpha Institute, a non-government, non-partisan and non-profit organisation, in collaboration with the Nigerian Network of Non-Governmental Organisations(NNNGOs), it is strategically designed to address issues that are germane to the global efforts at promoting gender equality and empowerment of women .The overarching objective, however, is to properly position women as catalysts for development.
Thousands of women across the 16 local local government areas of Ekiti State yesterday stormed the state House of Assembly in a peaceful protest against the long delay in the conduct of the local government elections in the state.
In an interview marking the publication of the 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Mary Robinson, a board member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, discussed with AllAfrica's Katy Gabel the correlation between women's rights and good governance.
Her reputation as a fiery orator is enhanced whenever she takes the podium, her punch softened by her broad smiles and gorgeous attires in West African style.
The new minister of Family and Women Promotion, Genoveva da Conceição Lino, Friday in Luanda applauded the nomination of a considerable number of women in the Government that emerged from he September 5 legislative election.
UGANDA is hosting the first Justice for Women's forum in Kampala. The three-day historic event that starts today, will attract over 500 women from Sudan, the DR Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.
Long absent from the top posts in the civil service and under-represented in political parties, Guinean women are calling for changes during legislative elections planned for December.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is one of several international treaties and agreements signed and ratified by Ghana to promote gender equality and for the advancement of women in Ghana.
The First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua, has directed the postponement of the inauguration of her pet project, Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF).
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe, yesterday called on Nigerians to assist widows and orphans, saying that this would go a long way in reducing the suffering in the society.
Wife of Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Yuguda, has called on all agencies responsible for HIV and AIDS matters to ensure that pregnant women have access to preventive measures.
Retired president Daniel arap Moi has told Kenyan men that their traditional role as controllers of public affairs was coming to an end.
In 2003 Kimani Nganga Maruge hit the headlines when he became the oldest person alive to start primary school aged 84 years.
When President Umaru Yar'Adua took over the reins of power in 2007, the global health rating of Nigeria was not encouraging.
Namibia's Under-20 football team pulled off a stunning 3-2 victory over South Africa's "Banyana Banyana" at the Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek, on Saturday.
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