World Greenland women seek justice over forced contraception Birkerød – Henriette Berthelsen was separated from her family at 11 and forced to wear a contraceptive coil, a trauma... Read more 3 May
Countries Why is South Africa still waiting for a female president? Johannesburg — South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates of female parliamentary representation in the world while... Read more 30 Apr
World Former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Bismah Maroof retires Karachi – Pakistan’s most prominent woman cricketer and former captain Bismah Maroof has announced her retirement, ending a 17-year trailblasing... Read more 26 Apr
Technology Women in tech, AI in focus as Web Summit opens in Rio Rio De Janeiro — The future of artificial intelligence (AI), technology to fight climate change and other glimpses at... Read more 17 Apr
Companies Boost for women-owned SMEs Two finance giants Visa and Absa have joined hands to launch a mentorship for women-owned small businesses in Africa.... Read more 2 Apr
Countries Community group aims to bring down HIV prevalence in SA women Cape Town — The BroadReach Group shone a light on a group of women who have made it their... Read more 9 Mar
World Man stabs two women to death at a Mexico university Mexico City – A man fatally stabbed two women at a university in the western Mexico City of Guadalajara... Read more 7 Mar
Countries SA women arrested in alleged R57m heist from Lesotho bank Cape Town – Two South Africans, Uthando Lorraine Modise and Marcious Lerato Lisene, have been arrested and charged with... Read more 28 Feb
World US says Hamas did not want women hostages to reveal treatment Washington – A US official said on Monday that Hamas militants likely held back on freeing female hostages, ending... Read more 5 Dec, 2023
World Spain bets on mixed gender prisons Teixeiro – At a jail in northwestern Spain, a sole female inmate played football with 21 male convicts, part... Read more 1 Dec, 2023