The Central African region includes 11 countries: Angola, Burundi, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, the Central ...

The history of food is a testament to the profound impact and lasting legacies of women, where the art and flavor of cooking has intertwined with feminist storytelling and culture, celebrating ...

The Southern Africa region comprises Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, and ...

For decades, gender equity initiatives focused on representation and getting more women into leadership roles. But many organizations are discovering this isn't enough. And that's because a seat at ...

Gender-based violence does not happen in isolation. It grows in places where systems are weak, where services are broken, and where communities have been pushed to the margins because of conflict and ...

What does “empowerment” mean for women around the globe? More smoking deaths, for one. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) reports that in countries where more women work in government ...

The G20 group of the world's 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment - the Women 20 (W20). Set up in 2015 to promote gender equality ...

Nigerian states budgeted billions for women empowerment in 2024 — but less than half was released. BudgIT raises the question ...

Editor's note: This story mentions domestic violence. For support, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233, or find your parish crisis line here. The unveiling of Baton ...

Women empowerment initiatives in Pakistan have gained significant momentum over recent years, focusing on creating an enabling environment for women to participate fully in social, economic, and ...