In Women’s Words - Equal Equity

Posted by sabina on June 21, 2010

June 21, 2010. In this Podcast:

* The International Bar Association calls for more female lawyers at the International Criminal Court.

* Ethiopia’s ruling party maintains gender quota during  recent elections but gender activists cry foul.

*  and a Zambian farmer and entrepreneur plants a small seed for female small holder farmers.  

In Women’s Words - Mind over Matter

Posted by sabina on June 10, 2010

June 10, 2010. In  this podcast:

* Congolese women still endure high levels of sexual violence

* Pregnant mothers’ mental health overlooked in South Africa

* and Zambian women networking to gain life skills.

In Womens Words - One step forward, two steps back

Posted by sabina on May 25, 2010

May 24, 2010 - In this  podcast you will hear about:

* New family law sent back for review in Mali

* More women screened for cancer in Mauritius

* and African feminists oppose a campaign  to “Adopt an African Clitoris”.

In Women’s Words - Sexual Politics

Posted by sabina on May 17, 2010

credit: IRIN

May 17, 2010 - In this podcast:

* Fewer female candidates elected in Mauritius

* Hope fades for recognition of gay rights in Zimbabwe

* Women still at the margins of peace negotiations

* and one feminist’s quest to help Malawian women speak openly about their sexuality.

In Women’s Words: Electing Alternatives

Posted by sabina on May 11, 2010

Photo Credit: IPS

May 10, 2010 - In this podcast:

* A winning vote for women in Sudan’s controversial multiparty elections;

* Zambian women’s struggle for constitutional reforms;

* Domestic worker rights legislated but not protected in South Africa.

In Women’s Words: Rights Denied

Posted by sabina on April 30, 2010

18 year old Rachel Manda from Malawi hopes to avoid early marriage through education. Credit:Deborah Sprowson/IPS

Apr 29, 2010 - In this podcast you will hear about:

* Indiscriminate attacks on women by Al-Shabaab in southern Somali

* Civil society concerns that a new agriculture fund will not reach women

* Controversy over Nigerian senator’s marriage to a 13-year-old child

* Poverty forces Malawian girls out of school

In Women’s Words: Unhealthy Politics

Posted by sabina on April 20, 2010

IPS/ Zack Paddorf

Apr 20, 2010 - In this podcast you will hear of:

* A new Women’s Health Commission aimed at combating infant and maternal mortality in West Africa.

*A continued struggle by Sudanese women to gain a foot in the door, during the country’s multiparty elections.

* and a  new anthology giving voice to “othered” women in South Africa.

In Women’s Words: Is Polygamy still relevant?

Posted by sabina on February 18, 2010

Feb 18, 2009 - In this podcast you will hear of:

* A second attempt by Ugandan Activists who want their law makers to abolish polygamy.
* An open discussion on the relevance of Polygamy in South Africa
and small initiative by Lesotho women to  create employment for themselves.

In Women’s Words: Gender Parity?

Posted by sabina on February 4, 2010

Credit: IRIN

Feb. 4, 2010 - In Women’s Words focuses on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index for 2009, which ranked - Lesotho and South Africa in the top ten of countries globally, who have made significant gains in achieving gender parity.

It’s the first time the two countries feature in the Index’s top ten, in 6th and 10th positions respectively.

In Women’s Words: A Hard Pill to Swallow

Posted by sabina on December 14, 2009

Credit: Samantha Smit/IPS

Dec 14, 2009 - In this week’s podcast you will hear of:

* a young girl’s daily struggle to survive…
* how South Africa’s progressive  gender laws only live on paper
* and how changes to the law in Egypt are slowly empowering women.