Campaign will target men addressing violence against women Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Commonwealth, the organization that brings together independent states most of which are former British colonies and protectorates, has announced a new roadmap to scale up efforts to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MoGLSD) wants each corporate organisation, particularly the media, to have inter-gender mainstreaming policies to deal with sexual and gender-based violations. This follows a study done in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania in the period 2016 to 2021, that …
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Beyond individual success stories, the fish farming project has made substantial contributions to the national GDP Kampala, Uganda | PEARL KARUNGI | In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through the Women Economic …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Male Members of Parliament launched a platform dubbed the Uganda Men Parliamentary Association (UMEPA). The MPs said the forum will bring together Men in the house to advocate for their gender-related issues. Alex Brandon Kintu, the Member of Parliament said the platform has not come to …
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Kampala Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In commemoration of March as Women’s Month, a time to consciously celebrate the achievements of women while committing to doing more to enable gender equality, Patricia Akankwatsa of The Independent spoke to Hope Ekudu the Chief Operating Officer at dfcu Bank about “Driving inclusion …
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COMMENT | PATIENCE ARINAITWE | Equity and Equality may sound like the same thing and at times have some people think both words have a similar definition. Equity is giving everyone what they need to succeed while equality is treating everyone the same. Offering ground for support or an …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has recommended to parliament to include provisions for juvenile homosexual offenders in the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023. This is carried in the Ministry’s submission to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that is currently considering the Bill …
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Investing in women lawyers counters the limited aid and philanthropy and pushes gender equality forward COMMENT | Sabrina Mahtani | One of my mentors, human rights lawyer Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff of Sierra Leone, once told me: “Individuals can be broken, they can be silenced. But it is very hard to kill an organisation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women in the health sector earn less than their male counterparts, this is according to a new report published by the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. According to the report, women in the health sector face a bigger gender pay gap compared …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive greater protection online than human beings do, according to the United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA, the women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence. The concern was raised at the launch of a new campaign to help shield women’s bodies and minds from cyber violence. …
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