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IPS Africa brings you the stories of women across the continent, as they join millions of others across the world in the fight against gender inequality and discrimination. Join us and listen to our weekly reports, as we track their journey towards achieving equal rights.

Third SADC gender barometer shows progress

18 Aug 2011

Gender Links are taking their findings on the SADC gender protocol to the SADC meeting in Luanda, Angola. Click here to listen to an IPS interview with Colleen Lowe Morna.

Filed Under: Podcasting

SA aims at more than MDGs: Minister

18 Aug 2011

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

Governments that agreed to the Millennium Development Goals have four years before the 2015 deadline. Gender Links, a women’s rights NGO, has released a barometer to measure some of the successes in the SADC region. Zukiswa Zimela asked South African minister of Home affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, if women are making a difference.

Filed Under: Podcasting

Study shows women need more prominence in the newsroom

19 Jul 2011

Study shows women need more prominence in the newsroom

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Gender Activists say African Organisations Should Focus More on Gender When They Gather for Talks

01 Jul 2011

Noma Neseni. Credit: IPS/Zukiswa Zimela

Gender activists say African organisations should focus more on gender when they gather for talks.

Filed Under: General, Podcasting

In Women’s Words – Edith Nawakwi now wants to be Zambia first woman president

24 Jun 2011

Edith Nwakwi says Zambia needs to uplift its women traders to the middle classes Credit: Brian Moonga

Since its independence from Britain in 1964, Zambia’s political stage has been dominated by men, despite women’s critical role in the liberation struggle. Edith Nawakwi now wants to be Zambia first woman president.

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Women Nobel Peace Laureates to Lead Delegation to Israel and Palestine

27 Sep 2010

The ‘settlement freeze’—or moratorium on new building of Israeli homes in Palestinian territory—is set to expire on September 30. This is adding increased tensions to the already fraught peace talks being hosted by the United States.

The Palestinians are threatening to leave the peace talks if the freeze is not extended, and the Netanyahu government is giving no indication of what it plans to do.

Those are the stories in the headlines. Meanwhile, women activists on the ground in Israel and Palestine continue their tireless work every day to bring peace and ensure justice in the region.

From September 28 to October 5, Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Maguire (Ireland) and Jody Williams (USA) are leading a delegation of women to visit the region to bear witness to the struggles of the women working on the ground in the region to build a sustainable peace. They will be focused on hearing the perspectives of women on both sides of the conflict and providing opportunities for people to come together.

The delegation aims to spotlight their creativity, inspiring work, and strategies for change in the region. “This is a critical moment in Israel right now,” said Williams. “The peace talks and the settlement issue are front and center—there is an opportunity to make real progress on ending this long conflict. We want to lift the voices of those saying that peace is possible.”

The delegation will be visiting Jerusalem, Haifa, Nazereth, Ramallah, Hebron, and Bil’in. Delegates will be meeting with women activists, policy makers and women’s leaders, filmmakers, members of the Knesset, women from the military—among others.

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