Abena Busia

Abena Busia – Writer, Poet & Professor Professor Abena Busia is the current Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She is also co-director and co-editor of the groundbreaking Women Writing Africa Project, a multi-volume anthology published by the Feminist Press at the City University of New York. As Professor Busia points out, "History is located...

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Theo Sowa

Theo Sowa – CEO of African Women’s Development Fund Theo Sowa is Chief Executive Officer of the African Women’s Development Fund. She has previously worked as an independent advisor for a wide range of international and social development issues. Her work has covered advocacy, service delivery, evaluation, facilitation, policy, and organizational development with a range of international and intergovernmental...

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What is African Feminism?

What is African Feminism? Many feminists from around the world have contested the idea of whether modern conceptions of feminism are African or un-African. Indeed, feminism has existed in Africa since the times of Queen Nzinga of what is now Mozambique and Yaa Asantewaa of Ghana. These women have inspired contemporary African feminists, who have contributed significantly to feminism in various ways—whether...

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India - Contemporary Practices of Witch-Hunting: Reports on Social Trends and Interface with Law

Partners for Law in Development Partners for Law in Development (PLD) presents its critical three-state study on witch-hunting in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhatisgarh, Contemporary Practices of Witch-hunting: A Report on Social Trends and the Interface with Law. This along with its study of the practice in North-Eastern state, Witch-hunting in Assam: Individual,...

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Intimate partner violence and the association with HIV

Over the past decade strong evidence has emerged on the relationship between intimate partner violence and HIV. There is equally strong evidence for and recognition of successful community strategies to prevent intimate partner violence and vulnerability to HIV (16, 29, 30, 57). In high HIV prevalence settings, women who are exposed to intimate partner violence are 50% more likely to acquire HIV than...

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Eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and keeping mothers alive

Progress to eliminate new HIV infections among children and keeping their mothers alive has been one of the most impressive achievements of the AIDS response to date. In 2013, for the first time since the 1990s, the number of new HIV infections among children in the 21 Global Plan1 priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa dropped tounder 200 000. This represents a 43% decline in the number of new HIV infections...

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Tahmineh Yousefi

Tahmineh Yousefi is young girl that she’s father threw the acid on her at Qazvin on May 5th this year. After this incident, she’s older brother got her to Qazvin Hospital with private car. But she had been transferred to Accidents and Burning Hospital of Tehran because her face, hands and feet have been burning hardly. Unlucky Tahmineh was in hospital for 20 days, and doctors made 4 skin surgeries on her....

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Closing the Wage Gap Would Significantly Improve Families’ Finances

Women have higher rates of economic insecurity than do men.  In 2013, women were more likely to live in poverty (14.5 percent of women compared to 11.0 percent of men).[24] Women are thus more likely to rely on public benefits like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), and housing assistance.[25] Bringing women’s earnings in line with men’s earnings...

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Older Persons Are Subjected to Abuse & Violence Daily

Older Persons Are Subjected to Abuse & Violence Daily, UN Rights Experts Warn World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – 15 June 2015 GENEVA (12 June 2015) – Older persons have rights and must be able to live free from abuse and violence and with dignity and respect, a group of United Nations human rights experts said today, speaking ahead of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which will be marked...

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Women and their Families Count on Women’s Earnings

Women and their Families Count on Women’s Earnings             In 2013, women working full time, year round typically had lower earnings than men ($39,157 compared to $50,033).[15] Women’s lower wages hurt women and families who rely on women’s earnings for all or part of their income.  Lower earnings have a serious impact on the economic security...

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Open Letter to Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari to #BringBackOurGirls

Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, As feminist, women and girls’ rights, gender and social justice institutions and organizations, we wish to congratulate you on your election and recent inauguration to the highest office in Nigeria. Your election is a testament that your vision was shared by much of the electorate as they hope for a new beginning in Nigeria. We acknowledge that your priorities include...

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Fair Pay Is Crucial for All Women

Women in the U.S. who work full time, year round are typically paid only 78 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts.[2] This gap in earnings translates into $10,876 less per year in median earnings, leaving women and their families shortchanged. Although enforcement of the Equal Pay Act and civil rights laws has helped narrow the wage gap over time, addressing the significant pay disparities...

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