It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of ...

The International Day of Rural Women (IDRW), established by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, is celebrated annually on 15 October to recognize the ...

Dr. Jemimah Njuki is Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society at the African Development Bank Group. Here she discusses the Bank's commitment to gender equality, its results in supporting rural ...

On this International Day of Rural Women, we call for bold action to advance the equality, rights, and empowerment of women and girls living in rural settings. Every day, they feed communities, ...

Rural women in Liberia are calling for stronger inclusion in the design and implementation of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) policies, saying national progress remains incomplete as ...

Citing the World Health Organisation (2024) report, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said safety is elusive for many women, with about 35% facing sexual and intimate partner violence, and the majority of victims ...

AI can be used to detect cervical cancer in women in resource-limited parts of the world. However, for this method to work, ...

Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.

An environmental firm, ZLGA Waterways Limited, in collaboration with the Rural Women Energy Security Initiative, is set to train about two million rural women across the 36 states of the federation in ...

While the renewables sector in Africa reports 33% female participation country-specific numbers show low meaningful gender diversity ...

Concluding 4 days of successful tourism exhibition at the annual Africa Travel Indaba 2024 in South Africa, travel and tourism executives from Africa and other continents have rated rural tourism the ...