A Step Forward for Women in African Politics
In October 25, 2018, the Ethiopian parliament elected its first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde. Though the role is largely ceremonial, it holds symbolic importance for women across the country and the continent, as Zewde will be the only female head of state in Africa. In her opening speech, she emphasized the importance of equality, telling MPs that if they thought she was talking too much about women, she had only just begun. Her election comes on the heels of another important step forward for Ethiopia, and neighboring Rwanda, who joined the meager ranks of countries with ministerial gender parity. In a cabinet reshuffle last week, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed ten female ministers, comprising half of the all cabinet posts. Days later, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame announced that Rwanda’s new cabinet would also be gender-balanced. According to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, fewer than ten countries have reached parity…
Rural Women Support Traditional Council to End FGM
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Deloitte to Provide Education, Skills Training to 10 Million Girls, Women by 2030 in India
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She is currently the President of the Voice of Women Entrepreneurs Tanzania, (VoWET) a platform that empowers women economically in East Africa’s second biggest…
Billion Dollar Fund for Women Comes to Canada to Sign up More Vcs
Billion Dollar Fund for Women, a global initiative that aims to increase investment in women-founded companies, has arrived in Canada to recruit local venture…
On The Marble
“If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.” Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris an American attorney and politician and…
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New Early Breast Cancer Drug to Be Made Available in Singapore Via Special Access Program
A NEW breast cancer drug shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence is being made available to women in Singapore from today…
