Uber has hired former attorney general Eric Holder to review workplace conditions after a ex-employee alleged sexual harassment and sexism at the firm. Susan Fowler, an engineer who worked at the rideshare company until the end of last year, said in a blog post Sunday that her manager made sexual advances shortly after she joined … Read more
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has announced an “urgent investigation” at the ride-sharing company after a former employee wrote a blog post Sunday alleging sexual harassment and sexism at the firm. “What’s described here is abhorrent (and) against everything we believe in. Anyone who behaves this way or thinks this is OK will be fired,” … Read more
As part of efforts to advance sustainable development through the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in science, Diplomatic Corps in collaboration with UNESCO hosted a roundtable discussion to mark the 2017 International Day of Women and Girls in Science in Ghana. The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 … Read more
Last month, His Excellency, the President, completed the list of ministerial appointments with the announcement of 10 regional ministers, bringing the total to 46. There have been other significant appointments to some strategic public institutions to enable the new government assemble a competent team to prosecute its development and economic transformation agenda. While we commend … Read more
I was not expecting to be impressed by the ministerial nominee for Gender, Children and Social Protection. I was still annoyed with her for refusing to condemn Kennedy Agyapong when he accused the Electoral Commissioner, Charlotte Osei of trading sex for her position. Sexist, misogynistic and distasteful comments, and the Women’s Organiser of the NPP, … Read more
The bizarre wording of a certain song among the people of Eastern Nigeria enquires: “would a man ever refuse breastfeeding?” And it choruses the answer “No”. The singer goes on to explain: if a man finishes with sucking his mother’s breast, he goes on to suck his girl friend’s breast. And when he is done … Read more
Today I have the singular honour to congratulate you, the president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for winning this year’s elections. The fact that you contested for the presidency for the third consecutive time is a motivation enough and needed morale booster for myself and others. With perseverance, hard work and determination the dream that … Read more
Africa has contributed its fair share of captivating headlines this year, but submerged in the coverage of migrations and mass killings, Nigerian novelist and journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani picks out some of the quirkier stories you might just have missed. The 66-year-old war veteran and his wife Vimbai kissed their way into the Book of … Read more
The continuous struggle to liberate and empower women and girls will never be complete without the history of the Mirabal Sisters,political activists in the Dominican Republic who were assassinated in 1960. This sad event marked the historical significance behind the celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Annually,the celebration is … Read more
The continuous struggle to liberate and empower women and girls will never be complete without the history of the Mirabal Sisters,political activists in the Dominican Republic who were assassinated in 1960. This sad event marked the historical significance behind the celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Annually,the celebration is … Read more
Separated parents who fail to allow their partners to maintain a proper relationship with their children could be stripped of driving licences or passports, hit with curfews, ordered to do a period of unpaid work or even jailed. Ministers will today propose a dramatic extension of punishments for breaches of court orders regarding care arrangements … Read more
Women empowerment advocacy organization called Songtaba has disclosed an increased 42%.percentage of child marriage and gender based violence in Northern Ghana. This situation, according to Songtaba’s programmes Director, Hajia Lamnatu Adam is above the national average of 24%. “The situation in Northern Ghana is far above the national average and I believe religious bodies are … Read more
Microsoft plans to tie executive bonuses to its goals regarding diversity after the tech giant reported, for the second consecutive year, a decline in the percentage of women working at the company. Women made up 25.8 percent of Microsoft’s global workforce at the end of September, a decline of 1 percent from the previous year, … Read more
A verdict is expected this week in the case of a man arrested in Malawi after he told a BBC reporter he had had sex with pubescent girls as part of a “cleansing” ritual. But some Malawians are asking why only one man is on trial for a practice involving whole communities. Eric Aniva was … Read more
An average one out of four girls will be married off before their 18th birthday in Ghana. These child brides are often unable to effectively negotiate safe sex, leaving them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies. “Child marriage affects the girl socially, economically, health-wise and psychologically,” said Mrs. Aba Oppong, Chairperson … Read more
An average one out of four girls will be married off before their 18th birthday in Ghana. These child brides are often unable to effectively negotiate safe sex, leaving them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies. “Child marriage affects the girl socially, economically, health wise and psychologically,” said Mrs. Aba Oppong, … Read more
‘The glory of a woman only manifests when she is married’. These were the exact words of my mother some few years back while she was trying to advice one of my older sisters and I happened to eavesdrop on the conversation. I have grown to also accept that marriage is a good thing and … Read more
Season VIII winner of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful Bentie Abigail Baciara, populalrly known as Baci, has been leading an empowerment programme for young girls in Wa, the Upper West Region capital to say no to child marriage. Baci as a brand ambassador of the ‘End Child Marriage’ joined pupils from selected basic schools in the … Read more
Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Babatunde Ahonsi has charged government and civil society organizations to formulate policies that would champion the holistic development of the girl child. At the fifth edition of the International Day for the Girl Child celebration in Accra, Dr Ahonsi revealed that a global gap in data … Read more
A new survey of Australian girls aged 15-19 has revealed that there is a long way to go when it comes to gender equality. The research, conducted by Plan International and Our Watch, was released on Tuesday on the International Day of the Girl. It found that only one in 10 of the 600 girls … Read more