International Day of the Girl celebrates the importance, power, and potential of girls around the world. It is also a day to highlight girls’ needs and the particular problems they can face, and drive efforts that meet these needs and fulfill their rights – not benevolently for them, but in partnership with them. While much progress has been made in the last two decades to ensure every...
The impact of mistreatment during childbirth Mistreatment during childbirth may have both direct and indirect impacts on the woman and her baby. For example, a WHO qualitative study in Nigeria found that women and healthcare providers justified slapping a woman while she was in labour if it was done to encourage the woman to push....
Absa Bank Ghana has partnered the Ghana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) to empower young women on how to make sound financial decisions. The GGGA ‘Be Inspired’ weekly sessions which have become the perfect platform to engage members of the Association, was designed to support members with relevant insights on developmental and economic issues in these extra-ordinary times. Commenting on the partnership, Priscilla Yeboah, Head...
A Doctor of Philosophy – commonly known as a PhD – is the highest level of academic training. It allows the degree holder to teach the chosen subject at university, conduct research or practise in the specialised area. However, in many African countries like Kenya there are gender gaps when it comes to women enrolling in, and completing, their...
The number of cases of sexualized violence and femicide in Africa has risen during the Covid-19 pandemic. Will those in power finally grow aware of the extent of the problem? I slept with a small knife, because I was afraid. I didn’t even think about defending myself, because he was three times as strong as I...
Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UN Women and UNDP from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. The tracker, which includes over 2,500 measures across 206 countries and territories,...
With alarming rise of domestic violence reports during the pandemic lockdowns from millions of women worldwide, UN Women convened today a high-level meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Member States, UN agencies, activists, the private sector and philanthropies. The spotlight was on the urgent need for targeted investments, commitments and innovative new ways of...
Useful Things to Know about Pregnancy Pregnancy Related Information for Pregnant Woman & Spouses A pregnant woman has a higher chance of snoring when she sleeps. Studies have shown that pregnancy hormones can cause the membranes in a pregnant woman’s nose to soften and swell. Pregnant women should stop wearing underwear bras as they can...
Ghana joins the world to monitor the media on how women’s issues are reported in the news and who does the reporting. This is the initiative of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), which conducts this exercise every five years. It draws inspiration from the 1995 Beijing International Women’s Conference. Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) has been...
Dealing with Adolescent pregnancies Adolescent pregnancies are a global problem occurring in high, middle-and low-income countries. Around the world, however, adolescent pregnancies are more likely to occur in marginalized communities, commonly driven by poverty and lack of education and employment opportunities. Several factors contribute to adolescent pregnancies and births. In many societies, girls are under...
