Wessel Van Den Berg, Stellenbosch University Women perform between three and seven times more caregiving tasks than men in the global south. These include household domestic work and largely focus... read more →
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are refusing to work on Tuesday. The "kvennafri", or women's day off, has been called in protest at... read more →
Ugandan lawmakers have opposed a proposal by the government to have 15-year-old girls on contraceptives, calling the idea 'ungodly.' A new report shows a worrying rise in teenage pregnancy leading... read more →
More women have come forward with claims of rape and sexual assault by comedian and actor Russel Brand. The Times Newspaper, which first reported the story, says it's working to... read more →
The Namibian Police has since January this year reported 121 cases related to gender-based violence at Keetmanshoop. The statistics were revealed by the NamPol GBV protection sub-division, Detective Sergeant Lena... read more →
South Africa is commemorating Women’s Day, which marks the day that thousands of women from across the country took part in a mass march against apartheid pass laws in 1956.... read more →
United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, emphasizing the need for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces. The UN says promoting and supporting breastfeeding at workplaces can... read more →
The man accused of killing at least three women in what has been dubbed the Gilgo Beach murders is set to appear in court today. Eleven bodies have been found... read more →
Top United Nations officials have expressed shock at increasing sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan as fighting in the country extends to nearly three months. Al Jazeera quotes a joint... read more →