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.
Pregnant women in Britain should get a Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer (PFE.N) or Moderna (MRNA.O) because there is more real-world data to show they are safe, the British public body advise.
A former Liberian President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has called on Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis to continue championing the cause of women in West Africa.
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said Saturday it will allow women who are breastfeeding and those planning to get pregnant to take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced the appointments of the new members of the military command of the SANDF in Pretoria. Including Major-General Thalita Mxakato, who has been appointed as Chief of Defence Intelligence, making her the first woman to hold the position in the national defence force.
Sony Music Africa has partnered with a not-for-profit pan-African women empowerment platform, The Women of Music Business (WOMB), to launch a new ‘masterclass’ training programme, supporting women working in the African music industry and helping to build the next generation of senior female music executives in the continent.
