The Academic Staff Union representing university lecturers in Nigeria is opposing the bill aimed at preventing sexual harassment in universities.
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#SexForGrades: University of Ghana Suspends Exposed Lecturers
The University of Ghana has just announced that it has concluded its investigations into the #sexforgrades scandal against its lecturers involved following the documentary which was aired by BBC.
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Abortion Reversal Puts Women At Unnecessary Risk
You might not have heard of the term ‘abortion reversal’, but as the term suggests, it’s the
theory that an abortion in progress can be halted or reversed.
22 Year Old Nneka Jones From Trinidad and Tobago Is Raising Awareness By Using Condoms To Paint Sexual Assault Victims
22-year-old Nneka Jones, an artist from Trinidad and Tobago is using her art as a medium to share embedded messages which pertain to social issues affecting women.
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Bill Seeking To Reform Gender Discriminatory Police Law Passes Second Reading At The Nigerian Senate
A bill which seeks to remove the police act compelling female officers to only desk duties, and preventing them from drilling under arms,
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Kano State’s Girl-Child Education Policy Is Putting An End To Child Marriage
Kano State, Nigeria, has recently started an education policy which intends to end child marriage in the state. The policy which was implemented in September was to make primary and secondary school education compulsory and free for every child in the state.
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#EnaZeda Movement: Tunisian Women March Against Gender Based Violence
Hundreds of women trooped out in the Tunisian capital on Saturday to protest against gender based violence under the #EnaZeda (Me Too) movement.
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South Africa Has Begun Her Annual 16 Days of Activism Campaign
This year’s campaign is themed “Enough is Enough: 365 days to end Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF)”.
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Watch ‘What it’s Like to be a Woman for a Day’ By Cosmopolitan SA
Cosmopolitan SA released a short video titled “What It’s Like To Be A Woman For A Day”.
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Somali Activist, Almas Elman Shot and Killed In Mogadishu
Almas Elman, sister of activist Ilwad Elman, has been shot dead while riding in a car on Wednesday.
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#IamToufah – Former Gambian Beauty Queen, Fatou Jallow’s Movement Against Sexual Assault Waxes Stronger
Following the accusation of President Yahya Jammeh of rape by Former Gambian beauty queen Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow, her movement against sexual assault #IamToufah is gaining traction.
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Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi Launches HeForShe Campaign To Fight Gender-Based Violence
According to her, this campaign is aimed at tackling the increasing rates of gender based violence in South Africa.
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Nigeria’s Sexual Harassment Bill Has Passed Its 2nd Reading
The Nigerian Senate has sat to pass the Sexual Harassment bill to have lecturers who sexually harass and assault students, go to jail for 14 years.
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Kenyan Female Doctor, Tatu Kamau Wants Female Genital Mutilation Decriminalized
Tatu Kamau, a Kenyan female doctor wants female genital mutilation to be decriminalized.
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HBO Would Co-Produce January 22nd, Michaela Coel’s Upcoming Series About Dating and Sexual Consent
HBO would be co-producing January 22nd, Michaela Coel’s upcoming series about contemporary dating life and sexual consent.
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