Samia Suluhu Hassan is the woman set to become Tanzania’s next president. She will become the first female president of the East African Nation, Africa’s only current female political head of government – the Ethiopian presidency is a largely ceremonial role – and joins the shortlist of women on the continent who have made it to the top.
By Miracle Nwankwo
The month of March is designated women’s month, it is the month set aside to honour the existence of women and their effortless contributions to the human race.
The sum of N1.9 billion ($5million) has been released for the Creative Equity Fund, which will cater for programmes that will nurture, develop and uplift women in entertainment.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, appointed Amena Arif as its new Country Manager for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and Malawi, effective immediately. In her new role, Arif will help IFC strengthen the private sector, create jobs and opportunities, and help businesses and economies in the region recover from the effects of COVID-19.
Ms. Karuaihe-Martin has over 28 years experience in the financial sector after having worked in various financial institutions that include PWC (Partner/Director within the Strategic Advisory, Risk and Corporate Governance) Tax Leader), with the past 7 years in the Insurance industry. She has extensive experience and expertise in Insurance, Reinsurance, Taxation, Internal Audit, Accounting and Finance, Business Strategy, Project Management, Valuations, Advisory Consulting, Risk, Control and Fraud and Corporate Governance.
When I first came across the theme of the international women’s day for 2021, I pondered about the word challenge and why it fits into the theme of a global day set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. As I pondered over this, my mind went on a trip down memory lane and reflected on the challenges women have faced in the fight for gender parity. These thoughts stirred up a heart of humility and gratitude for the contributions and involvement of Amazons Watch Magazine in that fight in the past 6 years.
At a recent dialogue organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Sindh, speakers observed that the absence of rules of business was the main hurdle in implementing the 2020 labour law. The social structure is complicit in the exploitation of agricultural workers in the province, noted HRCP Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt. Stressing that labour organisations should work together to secure the rights of agricultural workers, he observed that women labourers worked in very hot weather in poor health and safety conditions. Labour activists have stressed the need to implement the Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act 2020, demanding social security for agriculture workers. There is a need for more work towards women empowerment in every sector, he added. National Trade Union Federation Pakistan (NTUF) deputy general secretary Nasir Mansoor said that the law was ambiguous and had loopholes. Labour laws overlap with the Sindh Industrial Relations Act 2013, he…
