Women gained legal rights in nearly 30 countries last year despite disruption due to Covid-19, but governments must do more to ease the disproportionate burden...
Sonia Elks 25 Feb 2021
People have become more concerned about the gap between rich and poor during the coronavirus pandemic, especially the young...
Matthew Lavietes 23 Feb 2021
P&G announced new declarations aimed to propel gender equality across Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at its third #WeSeeEqual summit for the region...
Four of the commissioners are now women. They will work with the AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat from Chad (re-elected)...
Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz 18 Feb 2021
US President Joe Biden's administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former...
Countries must put more women into leadership roles to build a stronger post-pandemic world, a top UN official said...
Emma Batha 2 Feb 2021
From reducing bias in product design to tackling racial injustice, more than 100 businesses, governments and non-profits launched a global initiative...
Zachary Fagenson 29 Jan 2021
Collapsed buildings are worryingly common in several large African cities. One study counted 54 building collapse deaths...
Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021
The well-known Africa proverb goes, "If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation." This is further substantiated by the fact that...
Regina Honu 5 Jan 2021
Covid-19 has presented an opportunity to increase gender equality both in Canada and worldwide. Rebuilding with women at the forefront will help communities succeed post-pandemic.
Andrea Paras 11 Dec 2020
It is a good time to ask how the travel and tourism industry has contributed to racism and how that can change...
Alana Dillette 2 Dec 2020
While the African Union's legal and policy framework does refer - patchily - to the rights, interests and plight of girls; continental bodies and national governments can and should do more...
Rongedzayi Fambasayi 25 Nov 2020
Cristina Duarte of the Republic of Cabo Verde is the new special adviser on Africa to the UN secretary-general. A former minister of finance and planning in her country, she intends to bring to her role a renewed strategic narrative...
Women are 49.6% of the world's population. An estimated 70% of the health and social care workforce are women; they deliver care to around 5 billion people...
Allen Muyaama Mukhwana and Judy Omumbo 2 Nov 2020
Through her natural haircare brand Ashaki, Nthabiseng 'Joy' Duff has set out to prove that the beauty industry can be a positive force for change...
Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020
Congratulations to the SME companies who have won full-page BizListing entries in Bizcommunity's business directory...
Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020
The international competition recognises the most innovative startups supporting responsible, sustainable and inclusive beauty...
From the mid-2000s onwards, the digital revolution raised hopes of democratic transformation and strengthening in Africa. But it hasn't quite turned out like that...
Nic Cheeseman and Lisa Garbe 2 Oct 2020
Turning the recovery from Covid-19 into an opportunity for cities to become more sustainable, resilient, and provide access to healthy foods for all...
Converse is expanding its All Stars youth mentorship programme by opening it to the public for the first time, with the aim to incorporate a more grassroots approach to supporting youth action...
