African women in the Media are facing different challenges ranging from under-representation to being silenced entirely or being paid less despite the increasing number of women in the profession.There is therefore an urgent need to continue to challenge stereotypes through advocacy and capacity building. Dr Yemisi Akinbobola talked about the huge gap in women’s…
HEADLINES Kenya’s Ruth Chepntegetich smashes world record in Chicago Kenya’s Ruth shattered the women’s marathon world record in Chicago as she completed the course in 2:09:56, becoming the first ever woman to break the 2:10 barrier, Her Victory shaved almost two minutes off the previous world record of 2:11:53, which was set…
Photo Credit: Unsplash Every October 10, is set aside to commemorate ‘World Mental Health Day’, raising global awareness about mental health complexities and risks. Journalists, especially the women are particularly more vulnerable , this is according to a Medical report which says about twice as many women as men experience depression . Women are nearly…
Photo credit- Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash.com The theme for this year’s commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child is ”Girls Vision For the Future’ This shows the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls and their vision for the future. A report by the United Nations highlighted …
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 11 October, 2024. AWiM is delighted to announce the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO) as Partner for its 8th annual conference from ’5 – 6’ December, 2024, in the Senegalese Capital of Dakar. UNESCO would be joining Article 19 Senegal, the country host as one of the…
HEADLINES Creating an African with high survival rate in Breast Cancer October is breast cancer awareness month and it has been established by a research that. Every year breast cancer claims more than 650,000 lives worldwide. However, Survival rates have been recorded to be as high as 90% in high income countries. In sub-Saharan…
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…
