Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Emerges as the First Woman and African Director-General at the WTO
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the new Director-General at the World Trade Organization. She is slated to be the first woman, and the...
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Girl Africa
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Self-Employed Women Fight Harder For Their Mental Health Due to Gender Barriers - Forbes
Freelance work is growing rapidly. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2018/2019 Report on Women's Entrepreneurship, there...
Girl Africa
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
118 Female Horticulturists Empowered by UN Women - Tanzania
UN Women has said 118 rural women in Shinyanga and Singida regions are set to benefit from Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and...
Girl Africa
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
Black, Female-Owned Businesses Are Feeling the Pressure of the COVID-19 Meltdown More
Sherika Wynter was on a roll. Since releasing an insulated luxury tote bag for professionals in 2018, and subsequently selling out three...
Girl Africa
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
#JusticeForShannon: Namibian Gender Deputy Minister Visits Crime Scene, Rebukes Gender Violence
Deputy minister of gender Bernadette Maria Jagger on Monday visited the site where the remains of 22-year-old Shannon Wasserfal were...
Girl Africa
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Qatar Airline Infringed on the Rights of 13 Australian Women With Offensive 'Strip-Search'
The Australian government said airport officials forcefully examined several women after the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby at...
Girl Africa
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Umwiza Joanna is Rwanda's First Female Safari Driver Advocating For The Conservation of Wildlife
In 2018, Umwiza Joanna became the first woman in Rwanda to drive a safari vehicle. Her journey has since inspired more women to join her,...
Girl Africa
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Mmanti Umoh Goes From Protesting Mother to Akwa Ibom Judicial Panel Member After Fight to #EndSARS
The Akwa Ibom State Government has set up a judicial panel to investigate cases of police brutality in the state. The Secretary to the...
Girl Africa
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Machel, Awosika and Other Leading African Women Lobby Behind Dr. Okonjo-Iweala For New WTO Position
The widow of former South African President, Dr. Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel; the Chairman of the Board of FirstBank Nigeria Limited,...
Girl Africa
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Malawi's New 'Conditional' Abortion Bill Meets Mixed Reactions in Parliament
Malawi's members of parliament are due to review a pregnancy termination bill before they take a recess on 23 October, a move that has...
Girl Africa
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
The #EndSARS Protests in Nigeria are Female-Led and Resilient - A Review
Thousands of people have been taking to the streets of Lagos over the past week to protest against police brutality – and Irianele...
Girl Africa
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
1 in 3 Nigerian Women Have Battled Spousal Abuse - Report Shows
About a third (36 per cent) of married Nigerian women have experienced spousal abuse, a report by Dataphye, a media research outfit, has...
Girl Africa
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Kenya, Tunisia, Senegal and Others Fail to Meet Global Best Practice in Gender Sensitivity Test
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has used Covid-19 Global Gender Response Tracker to monitor status of governments across the...
Girl Africa
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
Shanna Charlette Breaks Glass Ceiling as First Female Electrical Engineer in Public Utilities
Shanna Charlette is the first Seychellois woman to join the Public Utilities Corporation as an electrical engineer. The 24-year-old...
Girl Africa
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Aisha Yesufu: The New Face of the #EndSARS Movement & Fearless Female Activism
An iconic photo of a Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, taken on Saturday during the #EndSARS protest at Abuja, has instantly become a...
Girl Africa
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
Racism Against Women of Color at the Women's Health Organization Leads to Françoise Girard's Exit
The president of a women’s health charity has resigned following an investigation into allegations of racism and bullying within the...
Girl Africa
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Dark-Skinned Women Face Discrimination in UK's Online Passport Application Process - BBC Reports
Women with darker skin are more than twice as likely to be told their photos fail UK passport rules when they submit them online than...
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