Our globe counts on each of us to sustainably manage nature—and in every part of the world, women and girls play key roles in nature...

South African National Parks (SanParks) has appointed Hapiloe Sello as its chief executive officer (CEO), making her the first female CEO...

Clemence Uwamutarambirwa detecting temperature of potatoes in the greenhouse. Photo Courtesy: Catholic University of Rwanda Ms. Clemence...

Often when violence occurring behind closed doors make media headlines, the neighbours interviewed by journalists will share an all too...

Australia’s first mental health chatbot supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, Black women and Women of Colour has just...

UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office hosted the second edition of its Equality Café on Monday 6th March in Nairobi, Kenya to...

NASA has unveiled the first prototype for a newly designed “next generation” spacesuit and it’s been designed to enable the first woman...

During a dialogue with women civil society leaders in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres heard...

Zandile “Zandi” Ndhlovu is South Africa’s first Black African freediving instructor, TEDx speaker, filmmaker, explorer, and passionate...

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the focus inevitably drives to the question of women empowerment**. The United Nations...

© Missouri S&T/Michael Pierce Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States test a robot they have...

A refugee nutrition center in Ethiopia. Photo by: EU / ECHO / CC BY-ND As women leaders in global health from Nigeria, South Africa, and...

In Ethiopia, women’s participation in leadership and decision-making positions are very low[1] due to persistent unequal practices and...

Thereza Joseph John; a beneficiary of AGCCI Photo: Thereza Joseph John Thereza Joseph John, 24, a third-year student at St. John's...

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday signed into law a law requiring all public or private organizations to reserve 30% of...

By Krisztina Tora Civil society representatives, including women and gender advocates, took over the COP 27 plenary last November 2022 at...

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has condemned acts of violence on and off campus, following the death of 21-year-old student...

As South Africa commemorates World Aids Day on 1 December and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), from 25 November...

With women-led organizations receiving just 1-3% of global financing for climate adaptation, UN Women is calling for women and...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for another presidential summit on gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). The previous...