Rural women farmers in South Africa: How global promises aren't translating into support on the ground

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

International Day of Rural Women - Empowering Africa's Rural Women for Sustainable Development

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 ...
National Mortgage Professional

Single Women Rejected Most Often

Single women own more homes than their male counterparts, yet they are almost 30% more likely to be denied a mortgage, the ...
The Conversation

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

Walter S. DeKeseredy receives funding from West Virginia University.. I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on ...

Single Women Are 30 Percent More Likely to Be Denied a Mortgage: Report

Single female mortgage applicants are 29.8 percent more likely to be denied a mortgage than single men, according to ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bipartisan bill helps fix gap in obstetrics care for women in rural areas | Opinion

Over 80 rural hospitals across the U.S. have closed labor and delivery facilities since 2022, impacting access to maternal care. The bipartisan Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act aims to address this ...
HousingWire

Single women homebuyers are outpacing single men by a 2-to-1 ratio

When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) first started its Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers in 1981, it found that single women were the second largest demographic in the U.S. housing market, ...