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Aug 28, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya – Gender inequality is costing sub-Saharan Africa on average $US95 billion a year, peaking at US$105 billion in 2014– or six percent of the region’s GDP – jeopardizing the continent...
The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) and the Kenya Sex Workers Alliance (KESWA) invite you to participate in a webinar: ALL WOMEN, ALL RIGHTS, SEX WORKERS INCLUDED Thursday 8 September 2016 09:30 – 10:...
The first Elimination of Violence Against Women Conference, organised by Aberystwyth University Mauritius will be held on 25 November 2016 at Aberystwyth University Mauritius, Quartier Militaire. This is in support of the UNâ...
The Health and Human Rights Journal is calling for papers to be published in a special section on abortion from a human rights perspective. The special section will be published in June 2017. Papers must be submitted by 31 ...
From the Women Deliver Monthly Delivery. On International Youth Day, Women Deliver is thrilled to announce the 2016 World Contraception Day (WCD) Ambassadors! These are 10 Women Deliver Young Leaders representing six diffe...
Concerns about Side Effects and Health Risks Most Often Cited by Married Women as Reasons for Non-use Sexually active women in developing countries who have an unmet need for contraception, meaning they wish to avoid pregn...
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced on 16 June that there was no winner of the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership for 2015. What does this have to do with sexual and reproductive health rights? The Ibr...
New research from South Africa suggests that women can use mobile devices, such as phones or tablets, to accurately assess their eligibility for medical abortion via an online gestational age calculator. Findings from the ...
João Florêncio, University of Exeter In the immediate aftermath of the worst mass-shooting in US history, debates in the media are already focusing on what to call the tragic event. Was it a queerphobic attack, yet anoth...