Women's Rights

The women of Zimbabwe stand tall.…

Sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence start here.…

Freetown’s only female taxi driver defies gender stereotypes.…

Campaigner for women’s rights in her native Iran, Leila Alikarami talks about the One Million Signatures campaign, how the equality laws can and should be changed, and the impact of the election result on her fellow countrywomen.…

Using financial inducements to stop circumcisions.…

Initiators agree to stop circumcising underage girls in Sierra Leone.…

Zuhra Bahman is unimpressed by the two women candidates in Afghanistan’s presidential election.…

Addressing the issue of violence against women is an essential aspect of Black consciousness.…

As long as the West continues to put a price on African minerals, the ‘armies of business’ will continue to operate and women will remain unprotected from sexual attack.…

Is domestic abuse a part of Sierra Leonean culture?…