Perseverance in the face of adversity: Young woman vies for a political seat in Nairobi’s Kibera slums for the fourth time. This story walks us through the journey of one woman who despite facing defeat three times in her pursuit of a political seat, remains undeterred and steadfast in her efforts to bring positive change…
Mercy Kibe explores how gender discrimination is still a major obstacle women face to get into political seats. Women are still marginalized from political and public life. Though women are putting themselves forward for elections more and more, their numbers are still far behind as they face structural, socioeconomic, institutional and cultural barriers. This story…
From Cradle to Capitol! “They say women are the weaker sex, and culturally that we are supposed to be in the kitchen ” Favor Anietie Udofia, a senior girl prefect at the Nigerian Christian Institute, a private school in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria, is 16 years old. She knows that the society she is growing…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 18 July 2023 AWiM announces early bird tickets for its 7th annual conference African Women in Media (AWiM) is delighted to announce early bird tickets for the 7th African Women in Media conference. With the theme ‘Media and Gender Violence’, AWiM23 will hold in Marriott Kigali, Rwanda, from 30 November…
AWiM UNEP/Africa Environment Journalism Fellows scooped awards from The Government of the Republic of Zambia on Friday. The Environmental and Climate Change Media Awards (ECCMA) are held annually to award outstanding and consistent journalists that produce high-quality and accurate stories that give prominence to environment and climate change and encourage the coverage of environmental and…
In Nigeria’s political landscape, young women aspiring to make their mark face numerous challenges, ranging from cultural biases to limited resources and gender-based discrimination. However, despite these challenges, they are pushing boundaries, defying stereotypes, and making strides towards achieving their political ambitions. In this Story, Lois Abba Sambo delved into the challenges women face in…
More power to women! Women make up half of the world’s population and yet they are still largely excluded from politics and decision-making power, According to the 2021 IPU report, women in Africa are still given less motivation to participate in political activities due to several factors among which culture and religion play a top role….
‘Fixing’, young Kenyan women’s political challenges, one spa visit at a time Badili Africa is a social advocacy organisation that empowers women to take on leadership roles in their respective institutions through their political spas and glam sessions. Several young women took to the ballot in the 2022 Kenya general election and left with lessons…
The local community is yet to embrace female leadership. The story explores how cultural barriers prevent women from getting elected into leadership positions in Kajiado County of Kenya Out of over fifteen women political aspirants for various elective seats including senator, member of Parliament and member of county assembly in Kajiado county in the year…
Fear prevents women from going into politics Fear is underrating the capabilities of young women in politics and participation in civic life in Enugu.
Affirmative action remains a pipe dream. This feature story explores how patriarchy in society still blocks women from running for political positions. To be at the helm of leadership in Kenya as a woman remains akin to walking on a tightrope, as the two-thirds gender rule and the push to implement affirmative action remains a…
More women vied for different political seats in Kenya during the 2022 general election. Challenges like discrimination, body shaming, name calling, financial constraints and political parties’ bias toward women were also visible during the last general election. The exchange of money for votes made it even worse. Despite numerous challenges, women still pushed onto the…
