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June 11, 2021

World leaders must put women at centre of COVID-19 recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the economic gender divide around the world. As G7 leaders meet this week, they must address efforts to increase gender equality to boost global economic...
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June 9, 2021

How Leaders Can Do More To Keep Women In Technology

The Covid-19 pandemic brought into full view what has been broken for women in corporate America for a very long time. It also afforded business leaders an opportunity to have...
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June 9, 2021

Gender equality in poorest nations hinges on post-pandemic policy choices

As policymakers in least developed countries address COVID-19’s social and economic consequences, they must ensure recovery efforts are gender responsive. Although the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita have...
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June 4, 2021

Why investing in women is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Last year, the Asia-Pacific region recorded its worst economic performance in decades. With the pandemic far from over, the region’s recovery is slow, fragile and highly uneven both across and...
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June 2, 2021

AU priorities on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Agenda 2063

Africa has noted that despite positive achievements registered recently in decision-making, women, as the largest proportion of our population; remain vulnerable, at-risk and impoverished due to the challenges caused by...
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June 2, 2021

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION Long-term complications • urinary problems (painful urination, urinary tract infections); • vaginal problems (discharge, itching, bacterial vaginosis and other infections • menstrual problems (painful menstruations, difficulty in...
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May 27, 2021

History: ‘Unruly’ African women who made their mark on the continent

From the 1930s onwards, several African women who were ahead of their time made their mark in a fiercely male-dominated society. In her remarkable essay, Géraldine Faladé Touadé revives the...
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May 23, 2021

Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation Immediate complications • severe pain • excessive bleeding (haemorrhage) • genital tissue swelling • fever • infections e.g., tetanus • urinary problems • wound healing problems •...
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May 21, 2021

AU priorities on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Agenda 2063

Africa has noted that despite positive achievements registered recently in decision-making, women, as the largest proportion of our population; remain vulnerable, at-risk and impoverished due to the challenges caused by...
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