Childbirth is an important stage in pregnancy, and labour is its most crucial aspect. To prepare for this life–changing event, women typically undergo medical and nesting preparations to ensure they are equipped before, during, and after delivery.According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, during labour, the uterus contracts continuously and with increasing force, facilitating cervical dilation and…
The Pan African webinar is a professional collaborative initiative featuring African women in the Media, Journalist for human right( JHRnews) and AWiM’s ‘Source her program’ to address the Gender Gap in Media representation of women journalists, experts and professionals. Introduction of the Webinar Winfred Syombua, a representative of JHR opened the sessions by identifying that…
HEADLINES Women and Girls in Sudan Disproportionately Impacted by Ongoing Conflict A recent publication disclosed that the ongoing conflict in Sudan has taken a devastating toll on women and girls, with approximately 5.8 million displaced and a significant surge in gender-based violence reported. UN News Professor Medinat Salman Appointed as First Female Vice Chancellor of…
IDP camp in Bungha, Mangu LGA. Photo Credit: Marie-Therese Nanlon At about 5 pm on the eve of Christmas in 2023, Liatu, a 40-year-old mother of five from the Tahore community, Bokkos local government area of Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, was…
Photo Credit: by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash ‘I never expected sex work to be this dangerous. My first experience was when the police came to our business premises, we all ran for cover, and I almost died. This happened in Port Harcourt Rivers state, South-South Nigeria,’ she remembers. Sonia, a 41-year-old full-time sex worker, tells the heartbreaking story…
Early marriage is a major factor that leads to adolescent pregnancy, which carries serious health risks and often leads to gender-based violence (GBV) against the survivor. One of the health risks associated with early marriage is Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF), an abnormal opening between the bladder and the wall of the vagina. VVF can form after…
Abandonment in marriage, also known as desertion, is a legal term that describes a situation where a spouse leaves the marital home without a justifiable reason or the other’s consent, otherwise known as actual abandonment. It could also be a scenario where the spouse is still physically present but withdraws support either emotionally, financially,…
Gbemisola Okotie is the last child in a family of seven. The 19-year-old who had been battling total blindness since 2014 said she did not have it easy when she lost her sight. “It was like a dream’ she explained. Her parents left her indoors for years before she was admitted into the Ondo State School for the…
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt on unsplash.com Uduak Eyo, 37, breaks into sobs intermittently as she describes the pain and torture her husband put her through when she lost her job at an eatery. ‘The last eight months have been hell’ she says. ‘’He is constantly reminding me of how he made a mistake by getting…
Photo Credit: TopSphere Media on Unsplash “I told my husband that I wanted to do family planning, he said no, that he is scared. I just took the decision and did it by myself”. 32-year-old Mrs. Ezinne, who has been exposed to the benefits of family planning, did not let her husband’s disapproval hinder her…
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The history of political activism by women in Nigeria can never be told without the mention of certain women whose struggles in the early colonial era brought notable changes in social, political and economic policies. From the Aba women’s riot in December 1929, where women from…
HEADLINES Congolese Prison Rape Scandal: 268 Women Victimised A devastating report reveals the widespread rape and sexual violence at Kinshasa’s Makala prison, has sparked urgent calls for improved protection and living conditions for women and girls in Congolese prisons. Human Rights Watch Life Sentences for Gang Rape in Liberia Two men,…
