Nov
27
From: http://allafrica.com
Pretoria — The North West Public Safety Department is in a process to develop a Provincial Gender Action Plan which intends reducing sexual offences by 7 percent to 10 percent.
Provincial MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa, committed his department to coordinate and finalise the plan by September next year.
He [...]
Nov
25
From: http://ips.org
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (25 November – 10 December) an Inter Press Service (IPS) seminar will give voice to journalists and gender experts from around the world debating how information and communication can contribute to stop violence.
Representatives of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC) [...]
Nov
10
From: http://ghanabusinessnews.com
Delegates at a conference of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) have called on women to press for the removal of clauses that prevented them from discovering their potentials.
They said reserved positions such as treasurer and vice-chairperson in the constitution of the PSWU and other sister unions debarred them [...]
Nov
5
From: http://allafrica.com
By: George Onah
Port Harcourt — Rivers State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has raised an alarm over the increasing level of violence and discrimination against women and the girl-child in the country.
Particularly, FIDA said cases of rape, wife battery, genital mutilation and other harmful practices [...]
Nov
3
From: http://afriquejet.com
Kinshasa - The third edition of the international conference on black women, which is a group of talented women who have come together to better participate in an emerging new Africa, will be held in Kinshasa 28 November - 4 December.
The parley will be held under the patronage of [...]
