In Women’s Words: Defying Abuse and Discrimination

Posted by admin on March 4, 2010

IPS/Brian Moonga

* Efforts by Mauritian women to gain equal representation in the country’s upcoming elections later this year.

* A women’s account of domestic violence in Sierra Leone

* and the Launch of a new program by UNAIDS to reduce HIV infection amongst women worldwide.

In Women’s Words: Untangling Legislation

Posted by admin on February 26, 2010

Feb 24, 2010 - In this Podcast you will hear about

* The ongoing fight against Female Genital Mutilation [ FGM] in Uganda

* A call by Zambian Activists for their government to implement the SADC protocol on Gender and Development

* And an increase in cases of gender based sexual violence in Sierra Leone.

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: Justice a Matter of Interpretation…

Posted by sabina on February 15, 2010

Credit: Foundation of Human Rights

Feb 15, 2010 - In this Podcast you will hear of:

Hurdles still standing in the way of South African women in accessing justice and eliminating sexual harassment in the work place.

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.

Women Demand Changes in Uganda

Posted by sabina on January 25, 2010

Activist Ingrid Turinawe, speaking of the women's ordeal

Jan 25, 2010 - In this week’s podcast you will hear about the  arrest of women politicians following their protest calling for  Electoral Reforms in Uganda.

Women from various political parties under the banner of “Women For Peace Coalition ” staged a peaceful demonstration at the electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala.

The group of about 30 women were demanding  that the head of  Uganda’s  electoral body,  Badiru Kiggundu and his commissioners  step down.

They accused them of rigging past elections in favor President Yoweri Museveni who has ruled the East African country for more than two decades now. The demonstration was disrupted by police, who assaulted the women and arrested them, while they pleaded for their right to exercise their dissent ahead of the next elections scheduled for 2011.

CEDAW: A Mixed Bag for Africa’s Women

Posted by admin on December 22, 2009

Credit: CEDAW

Dec 22, 2009 - In this special podcast you will hear of:

* Three generations of women in Liberia, reflecting on women’s rights.
* How CEDAW is helping nationalize women’s rights in Egypt.
* The continuing struggle for HIV positive women to gain access to medication in South Africa
* Uganda’s Ambiguous stand on women’s rights
* How Liberian women still can’t claim their rights in court
* and how South Africa women turn their kitchens into “gourmet” restaurants.

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.

In Women’s Words: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted by admin on December 7, 2009

Dec 7, 2009 - In this week’s podcast you will hear:

* A Rwandan reflection on life with a majority female parliament

* A timely book on transgender life in South Africa.

* And Sudanese women face many obstacles to participating in government.

HIV/AIDs Medication, Too Steep for Women and Children

Posted by sabina on November 30, 2009

HIV/AIDS treatment still a struggle for women and children.

Nov 30, 2009: In this week’s podcast you hear:

* Of how one 14 year old HIV-positive girl is advocating for children’s right to treatment

* A campaign by children aimed at reducing mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission

* Why Rwanda’s rural women feel empowered.