According to the former Executive Director of United Nations Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the COVID-19 era has introduced a set of new challenges in the journey of women empowerment.
UN Women chief Pramila Patten on Tuesday called on the Taliban leadership to include women in the upcoming governance structure.
The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) in Tanzania has developed an initiative to motivate girls in secondary school girls to pursue science and tech subjects in efforts to bridge the gender gap in STEM professions in the country.
The government has strongly condemned gender-based violence and femicide following the brutal killing of three women in the Eastern Cape, North West and the Western Cape, as well as other incidents not featured in the media.
Kenyatta University has entered into a partnership with the government of the Tharaka Nithi County by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards a women empowerment research program.
Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has restated the commitment of the present administration to providing the necessary support for the development of women’s sports.
The Ministry of Gender in Namibia has expressed hopes to raise N$1 million from the general public through its SMS competition to fund identified projects across the country.
