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Women's rights

Resilience amidst scarcity: women, food insecurity, and the fight for dignity and rights

South Africa

Resilience amidst scarcity: women, food insecurity, and the fight for dignity and rights

By Naledi Sikhakhane

International Person of the Year runners-up: Journalists across the world and Narges Mohammadi

South Africa

International Person of the Year runners-up: Journalists across the world and Narges Mohammadi

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

We need more than just incarceration to stem the tide of gender-based violence

South Africa

We need more than just incarceration to stem the tide of gender-based violence

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Key takeaways from 15th BRICS Summit - and the human rights alarm bell ringing over bloc’s new members

Africa

Key takeaways from 15th BRICS Summit - and the human rights alarm bell ringing over bloc’s new members

By Queenin Masuabi, Peter Fabricius, Ray Mahlaka and Ferial Haffajee

South Africa

Hard road to empowerment – 286 years is too long to wait for equality among the genders

By Zukiswa Pikoli

The road to ending female genital mutilation must be paved in partnership with men and boys

Maverick Citizen

The road to ending female genital mutilation must be paved in partnership with men and boys

By Mohamed Fall and Lydia Zigomo

Rural women in agriculture bear the brunt of climate events – but see little economic crisis protection

Our Burning Planet

Rural women in agriculture bear the brunt of climate events – but see little economic crisis protection

By Onke Ngcuka

Toxic social conditioning serves as ‘fuel’ for gender-based violence perpetrated by men

Maverick Citizen

Toxic social conditioning serves as ‘fuel’ for gender-based violence perpetrated by men

By Street Talk

The rise of conservatism tramples women's rights and threatens their lives

South Africa

The rise of conservatism tramples women's rights and threatens their lives

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Activist Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo: How women can overcome mental health challenges in a noisy world by ‘letting go’

South Africa

Activist Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo: How women can overcome mental health challenges in a noisy world by ‘letting go’

By Anna Southwell

From cultural oppression to freedom – a widow’s journey

Africa

From cultural oppression to freedom – a widow’s journey

By Zukiswa Pikoli

SA’s fragmented maternity protection landscape: Why benefits should be available to all working women

South Africa

SA’s fragmented maternity protection landscape: Why benefits should be available to all working women

By Catherine Pereira-Kotze and Carla Bernardo