Menstruation is a natural bodily process of releasing blood and associated matter from the uterus through the vagina as part of the menstrual cycle. Menstrual Health and Hygiene encompass both menstrual hygiene management and the broader systemic factors that link menstruation with health, well-being, gender equality, education, equity, empowerment and rights. UNESCO, (2019) have summarized […]
Is the urban woman forgotten in today\’s stories? Do our research and policies treat women as homogenous? Most available data focus on rural women who inform research data that gets funding. Women\’s issues have been bundled up to the rural setting, and little attention is given to the urban woman. It does not mean that
In March 2020, as COVID-19 spread around the world and political leaders began to realise that an immediate response to the pandemic would involve personal sacrifices and public action, politicians and their directors of public health policies took to stadiums, lecterns, and cameras to speak about the need to stay home, close schools and nurseries,
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Several times during 2020, INGOs working in women’s rights spaces in Kenya were exposed for blatantly oppressing women of colour within their organizations. As an African woman within this sector, I am grateful that these behaviors were called out. But it wasn’t enough, and the resolutions were belittling to the victims. Are we ready to
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The 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence is an international Campaign to end violence against women and to advocate for the promotion and protection of women’s rights. The campaign runs annually from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights). The 16 Days of
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Economic development refers to the positive results in the structural changes of a geographical area or a population: demographic, technical, industrial, health, cultural, and social. Such changes generate the enrichment of the people and the improved living conditions. Women\’s empowerment is a process through which a woman is transformed from a position in which she
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Economic development refers to the positive results in the structural changes of a geographical area or a population: demographic, technical, industrial, health, cultural, and social. Such changes generate the enrichment of the people and the improved living conditions. Women\’s empowerment is a process through which a woman is transformed from a position in which she
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COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core. Among the fault lines it has exposed is the fact that gender bias remains rampant in news coverage. A recent special report – The Missing Perspectives of Women in COVID-19 News – shows that too few women experts have been quoted on the pandemic in the media. The study looked
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) snakes its way around the world, closing borders, cancelling events, shutting down offices, suspending classes, and barricading cities. Reading about Coronavirus outbreak and watching the news made me worried that the crisis could put women at a disproportionate risk, exacerbating gender, social and economic fault lines. Public health responders are facing a
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My first marriage ended in divorce, and afterwards, I was on food stamps, I had a state-funded medical card that gave me and my son access to medical care, and I was living in public housing. Today, I have advanced education, a wonderful family and a career I enjoy. If this were the usual heartwarming,
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