Gender

Gender

Breaking gender barriers through education

Nigerian gender advocate roots for empowerment of women and girls
Gender

Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

The latest report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) show how different regions in the world have improved women representation. Sub-Saharan Africa recorded the highest improvement among all regions on women’s parliamentary representation in 2023
Ms. Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone
Gender

Empowering change: Safeguarding women in Sierra Leone

- A discussion with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio
Gender

Impact of under-funding fight against gender-based violence

A new UN report shows that women and girls are not receiving nearly enough medical and non-medical support to deal with gender-based violence because only a negligent 0.2% of total funding goes to dealing with gender-based violence
Women waiting in line at Bweremana internally distribution site, North Kivu, DRC.
Gender

In eastern DRC’s ongoing conflict, women and girls pay a high price

WFP is working to ensure they don’t face the choice between hunger or sexual violence.
Kenyan marathoner Viola Cheptoo Lagat.
Gender

Elite Kenyan marathoner championing battle against Gender-Based Violence

Viola Cheptoo founded Tirop’s Angels foundation in memory of fellow athlete Agnes Tirop
Gender

Fighting gender-based violence and early marriages

- A discussion with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio
CRS staff addressing the community in Hashaba village, West Darfur, Sudan.
Gender

Inclusive peacebuilding: Empowering women as agents of peace

We need the voices of women at the table, not as victims but as stakeholders in society
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