DIT Tanzania Develops Program to Inspire Girls to Pursue Careers in STEM
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.
Female Entrepreneurship in Africa – Is The Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
By Aditi Maheshwari Despite the fact that Africa is leading in female self-employed statistics yet the non-progressive elements are quite evident and need reformative…
South Africa Government Calls for Joint Action to Curb GBV, Femicide
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…
Kenyatta University Partners with Tharaka Nithi to Empower Women
Kenyatta University has entered into a partnership with the government of the Tharaka Nithi County by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards a…
Ghana Pledges Commitment to Support Women’s Sports Development
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…
Gender Ministry in Namibia Targets N$1m to Continue Projects
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…
“It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer”
“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve…
UNDP Supports Women In Liberia With Skills To Combat Climate Change
A partnership by the United Nations Development Program, Green Gold Liberia and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has seen the first batch of 40…
Artwork in Braamfontein Honouring Women of Joburg
By Aditi Maheshwari Liberty Du, popularly known as Faith XLVII (read as Faith 47) a South African interdisciplinary artist, recently completed the final installment…
Huawei South Africa Launches Women4tech – Digital Skills Training for Women Entrepreneurs
Huawei South Africa has launched a digital skills training for women entrepreneurs – Women4tech. The free online course is open to savvy, tech-forward women…
Mauritius Restates Commitment to Fight GBV
Mauritius’ Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, has restated the commitment of the government to continue the fight against…
HyperionDev to Help Bridge the Gender Gap in STEM in South Africa
While South Africa may be scoring below the global average of women pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, the country still leads…
