The sexual and reproductive health and rights movement, Katswe Sistahood, has entered into a partnership with seven churches and a group of community leaders in Harare, Zimbabwe, via the SASA Faith program to advance the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in the region.
There is a need for more female journalists in decision-making positions and protection of women in the trade from sexual and any other violence that may impede their career growth, officials have said.
By Aditi Maheshwari
Haircare is one of the top priorities for women no matter from which part of the world they belong. However, hair maintenance can be a hurdle for some African women when it comes to fitness.
The skewed number of women in research and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related fields is a problem that has been highlighted in the last few years. However, the problem continues to exist and grow. Between 1901 and 2019, 334 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 616 laureates in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine, of which only 20 have been won by 19 women.
UN Women estimates that there are more than 250 million widows globally, with one in ten facing discrimination and extreme poverty.
If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time. Marian Wright Edelman President of the Children’s Defense Fund
By Kembet Bolton
My friend Rita had invited me for a children’s party. Her estate organizes these parties bi-yearly to just celebrate the kids and spice up things during the holidays. The party was slated for 3.00pm so I had arrived two hours earlier as she had requested so I could assist in getting her girls get ready while she takes care of the small chops she was preparing for the party.
