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The importance of accessing water that’s safe to drink and enough for washing, cleaning and cooking is clear, but little attention has been given to the safety of water collection away from home.
The police in Nigeria and Ghana must receive gender sensitivity training to effectively fight domestic violence.
Food security emerged as a major issue for women nearing the end of their lives in Malawi.
It wasn’t just the film Rafiki - a joyful lesbian love story - but also the experience of going to watch it after it was unbanned that created a new kind of freedom.
Social norms, practices and attitudes in African societies hinder the lives, survival and development of girls.
Nigerian music is gaining momentum across the world, but a study of hip hop lyrics and videos shows how the music also negatively affects women.
Reasons why women’s voices are ignored in science reporting range from socio-cultural influences that inform gender norms, to perceptions of leadership and political power structures.
Large numbers of young people can represent great economic potential. But this only works if Nigeria can invest in their health and education and new economic opportunities.
Removal of user fees or full subsidisation of insurance premiums doesn’t fully eliminate financial access barriers.
Although society portrays a woman who earns a living as free and empowered, outdated values and stereotypes still promote discrimination against female breadwinners.
The media’s muting of women’s voices when reporting the COVID-19 crisis keeps women on the margins.
Johannesburg is not the most anxious or dangerous city in the world, but its global reputation, history and architecture make it a valuable site for thinking about how anxiety structures our lives.
Persistent challenges of the past and the present burden women with unspoken traumas, but art such as needlework is a way to break the silence.
The use of antiretroviral therapy among pregnant and breastfeeding women in Zambia has increased but adherence is a problem.
Adolescents and young adults who reported having experienced sexual violence were more likely to have also had an unintended pregnancy.
Localising the child’s right act across the country will guarantee the application of child right laws to all children.
Fellowships should recognise that women may have different responsibilities when it comes to domestic chores and care of the family. This influences their academic opportunities and career choices.
Studies globally have made the link between the lack of adequate sanitation, particularly open defecation or shared community toilet facilities, and the increased risk of women and girls being raped.
Black Lives Matter brings the slavery story into the present in America – but it leaves Africa stuck in the past.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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