Tag Archives: gender equality

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite global efforts, the world is falling short of achieving gender equality. This year’s edition of the UN Women “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023”, launched on Thursday, paints a worrisome picture halfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. “The …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for harnessing technology and innovation to advance gender equality in a message to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day. According to the UN, the theme of International Women’s Day this year, to be observed on March 8, is “DigitALL: …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | To continue supporting the effort of the Ugandan feminist society, the Embassy of France in Uganda launched an initiative aimed at financing the activation of the innovative ideas of creative innovative movement. The program titled, ‘For an intergenerational and creative feminist movement,’ will be allocated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen percent of women in the country think gender equality is not practical and that men are more knowledgeable than women, a new baseline survey to assess access to equality by women has revealed. Funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands, the survey was conducted by the …

Her Way Podcast provides a platform for women to create positive change and nurture the leaders of tomorrow Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Project Girls 4 Girls Uganda, an International NGO on March 08, launched the Uganda and Iceland partnership podcast to inspire, mentor and empower women. The podcast dubbed ‘HER WAY …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African continent has achieved major milestones in women’s participation in political decision making during the past decade, the African Union (AU) Commission has said. “Throughout the decade, considerable progress was made in translating commitments into measurable action as most African countries took giant steps …

United Nations | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s empowerment from being lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an address to a virtual townhall with young women from civil society organizations, the …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that even when Uganda has registered tremendous success towards gender equality, many women continue receiving unfair treatment at their workplaces.  Speaking at the launch of the African Women Leaders Network Uganda Chapter at Sheraton Kampala Hotel today,  …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International Charity Organisation Oxfam has appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to provide leadership on gender issues. Lydia Zigomo, the Regional Director for the Horn, East and Central Africa at Oxfam, says political leadership is key in efforts towards gender equality. According to …