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Absa Bank supports Ghana Girl Guides ‘Be Inspired Sessions’ for young women

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...
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What can be done to better support women pursuing their PhDs in Africa

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...
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Violence against women: Africa’s shadow pandemic

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?...
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COVID-19: Only one in eight countries worldwide have measures in place to protect women against social and economic impacts, new data shows

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...
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As COVID-19 exposes the fault lines of gender equality, a strong focus on violence against women at the UN General Assembly

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...
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Useful Things to Know about Pregnancy

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...
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WOMEC JOINS GMMP TO MONITOR MEDIA REPORTAGE ON WOMEN IN GHANA

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...
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Dealing with Adolescent pregnancies

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,...
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UN agencies, together with the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, call for reform of nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of gender

At a high level event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, UN Women, the UN Development Programme, UNHCR, and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights called for...
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