Gender

Marriage a Barrier to ARV treatment for Swazi Women

By Mantoe Phakathi
For months, Nonkululeko Msibi could not find her voice each time she wanted to share the news to her husband. She had learned that she was infected with HIV at the age of 16 when delivering her firstborn baby at Swaziland's Mbabane Government Hospital.

Working Cambodian Women ‘Too Poor’ to Have Children

By Michelle Tolson
The movement for reproductive justice sees women’s decision to have – or not have – children as a fundamental right. Should they choose to bear a child, women should have the right to care and provide for them; if they opt not to give birth, family planning services should be made available to enable women to space or prevent pregnancies.

Malawi’s President Joyce Banda Gains Support for ‘Fraudulent Election’ Recount

By Mabvuto Banda
When Malawi's President Joyce Banda said that last week's elections were fraudulent and riddled with rampant irregularities, social media went viral calling her a loser. 

Women Journalists Seize Initiative in Gaza

By Marjut Helminen
“We let the men participate in the workshop discussions, but the training sessions are only for women journalists,” says Mona Khadir, who coordinates the activities of the Filastiniyat Women Journalists’ Club in Gaza.

OP-ED: Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait

By Julitta Onabanjo, Benoit Kalasa, and Mohamed Abdel-Ahad
Just 17 years old, Clarisse is already a mother of two, who lives with her husband and his four other wives in rural southern Chad. Three years earlier, she had watched her mom and sisters preparing food for a party one day. At first she celebrated along with everyone else, not realising it was her own wedding ceremony. When she discovered this, she was frantic.

Indian Girls Break Taboos on Menstrual Hygiene

By Stella Paul
Fifteen-year-old Nasreen Jehan, a student in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, proudly flaunts a yellow and red beaded bracelet encircling her wrist. This humble accessory, she tells IPS, is her most treasured possession.

Divided Opinions on Feasibility of Kenya’s Option B+ Roll Out

By Miriam Gathigah
Kenya’s health sector has been facing significant challenges, ranging from a shortage of health care providers to a series of labour strikes. The problems have not only disrupted health services, but have HIV experts divided on whether to roll out Option B+ nationwide or just to pilot it in high volume facilities such as major referral hospitals. 

Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom

By Marianela Jarroud
Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labour generates huge profits for agricultural exporters.

Minorities in Pakistan Fear ‘Forced Conversion’ to Islam

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
Minority communities in Pakistan have long had a raw deal. Accounting for just 10 percent of this country’s population of 180 million, they are no strangers to marginalisation, discrimination or even violence.

OP-ED: Violence Leaves Women, Girls, and Young People on the Edge in South Sudan

By Julitta Onabanjo
As with many conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies around the world, those who suffer the most are women, young girls and children. The current terrible crisis in South Sudan is no exception. 

OP-ED: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture It!

By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Nearly 20 years ago, the world came together in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women. There, 189 governments adopted a visionary roadmap for gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Moving LGBT Rights Beyond Marriage Equality

By Farangis Abdurazokzoda
Honouring the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Friday emphasised progress in advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, but a new report on criminalisation of LBGT people suggests that there is still a long way to go.

Nigeria’s Nightmare Gives New Momentum to IVAWA

By Michelle Tullo
Amidst intensifying concern over the fate of more than 200 girls abducted by a radical Islamist group in northern Nigeria, at least 100 representatives of various activist groups Tuesday pressed the U.S. Senate to approve legislation designed to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls and discourage child marriages around the world.

Pakistan’s Bangle Industry Strangles Workers at Home

By Zofeen Ebrahim
IPS' Zofeen Ebrahim visits a group of home-based workers in Pakistan's Hyderabad who work long hours for little pay and no recognition of the labour they perform.

Pakistan's Bangle Industry Strangles Workers at Home from IPS News - IPSTV on Vimeo.

Traditional Wisdom to the Rescue in Cyclone Season

By Malini Shankar
May and November bring the most vicious cyclones to the Bay of Bengal rim countries in Southeast Asia.

Zimbabwe’s Emerging Tobacco Queens

By Jeffrey Moyo

Madeline Murambwi sits behind the wheel of her brand new Toyota Land Cruiser, threading her way through the traffic in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. She's on her way back from the tobacco auction floors where she just pocketed thousands of dollars.

Latin America’s LGBTI Movement Celebrates Triumphs, Sets New Goals

By Ivet González

Although it might not seem to be, Latin America is the most active region in the world when it comes to the defence of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.

Migration as a Network for Development

By Michelle Tullo
On the eve of a major international conference on migration in Stockholm, a major think tank here is calling on the delegates from more than 150 countries to recognise the importance of migration in forging development policies.

Gender-based Violence Widespread in Zimbabwe

By Rutendo Mawere
Rutendo Mawere reports from Harare on the link between gender-based violence and HIV and efforts to stop the practice. *with additional reporting by Ish Mafundikwa

Nigeria Abductions Grab the Spotlight

By Jim Lobe
The fate of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the violent Islamist Boko Haram group from the northern Nigeria town of Chibok in mid-April has become something of a public sensation in the United States since the beginning of the month.

Industrial Agriculture: Too Big to Succeed

By Paul Weinberg
An estimated one billion small farmers scratching out a living growing diverse crops and raising animals in developing countries represent the key to maintaining food production in the face of hotter temperatures and drought, especially in the tropical regions, says Sarah Elton, author of the book, “Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet.”
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