The first all-women media house in Somalia has been launched, creating a rare opportunity for female journalists in the country to research and publish stories they want to tell.
Led by one of the few female senior news producers in the country, the team of six will produce content for TV, radio and online media on gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs.
Liberia’s Vice President, Chief Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor, has addressed the 2022 Generation Equality Conference organized by the Government of Malawi in coordination with The Joyce Banda Foundation (WED) and some international NGOs.
The 3-day conference held in Lilongwe, Malawi, according to a dispatch from the Office Of the Vice President, discussed issues of gender equality with the holding of plenary sessions with Young Women and Men.
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org), in partnership with USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub), has launched a new program that will increase the investor, export readiness and competitiveness of 100 SMEs in Southern Africa.
“Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” Gilda Susan Radner American Comedian and Actress
By Tanya Maswaure
Being a mom includes several challenges, staying up late, changing diapers, and taking care of bruises: the primary communication is the baby crying throughout all of this. Communication should be much simpler when they grow up, but this is not always so easy. Teenagers are not always easy to understand because they are also trying to understand themselves, which can sometimes be challenging. Mothers can feel insecure, lost and confused because of communication difficulties. This mother’s day, we would like to give you some insight into what they think and feel. Using anonymous notes, we asked teenagers and some young adults to say what they would like their moms to know this mother’s day. Here are the few messages we received:
When the National Assembly in Nigeria rejected five gender bills that sought to achieve equality, many thought they would sit back to draw sympathy from the society.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $275 million to women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, the largest gift from a single donor in the organization’s more than 100-year history, Planned Parenthood said on Wednesday, 23 March 2022.
