By: Lineo Segoete I sat down for hot chocolate with two friends one morning to brainstorm ways in which we could pay reverence toward women, being that it was women’s month. We sought an angle that would directly address the perils women face without taking the typical approach of men-bashing and what I consider: “dryContinue reading “Mosotho Woman”
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In Kenya, where one-in-four women has been raped, self-defense training makes a difference
Originally posted by The Smithsonian. One in four adolescent girls living in the congested slums of Nairobi, Kenya, falls victim to rape each year. An organization called No Means No Worldwide is trying to improve that disturbing statistic. According to one study the non-profit conducted, a short course in both verbal and physical self-defense can significantly improve the girls’Continue reading “In Kenya, where one-in-four women has been raped, self-defense training makes a difference”
Southern Africa: Pushing the boundaries of gender equality
Written by Colleen Lowe Morna Source: Gender Links Maputo, 20 February: Last week I sat in an air-conditioned room at the Polana Hotel going through a long to-do list, wondering if I had nothing better to do than listen to government officials making wordy statements about gender equality. Like the head of any gender NGO, my mindContinue reading “Southern Africa: Pushing the boundaries of gender equality”
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