Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report
Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation do not have regular internet access The cost of a mobile data package is all...
Category : Women’s rights and gender equality
‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria
Treatment of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has been suspended from senate, shines light on women’s rights Last July, Nigeria’s third-most powerful man gave a rare apology...
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men Poverty, abuse...
Fears grow for health of social media influencer arrested on live TV in Sierra Leone
Hawa Hunt’s detention a month ago was politically motivated, say daughter and rights groups, who also raise concerns about her treatment in jail Fears are...
Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid...
Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse
Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangements The European Commission is fundamentally overhauling how it makes payments...
Women’s rights groups fear FGM is rife among Sudanese refugees in Chad
Practice banned in both countries but widespread among those displaced by Sudan’s civil war, say aid workers Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern...
Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Country closes 137-year legal loophole, becoming one of 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean to entirely ban marriage for minors Colombian lawmakers have approved...
MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation
Campaigners applaud decision not to repeal law in west African country with one of the highest rates of FGM MPs in the Gambia voted on...
Argentina’s far-right president poised to shut down anti-gender violence agency
‘Women at risk’ amid increasing number of femicides but assistance including emergency helpline will be cut Javier Milei, Argentina’s far-right president, is poised to dissolve...
