Women

Women In Vosloorus Investing in Agriculture
In Extension 30 Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, 16 women have come together and organised themselves to start an agricultural project in the community.

Gender Based Violence Worsen each Day
South African women and children are experiencing Gender Base Violence (GBV) on a daily basis.

International Women’s Day 2023
International Socialist Alternative’s statement on International Women’s Day

Dedicated Young Woman Passionate About Changing the Community
Nakita Frans (31) is a young woman who is driven to change the negative mentality of young people.

Iranian Labor Unions Have Led Inspiring Solidarity Strikes Amid the Uprising
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International Day of the Girl Child Event
The Kwa-Thema Skills School hosted the international day of the girl child event on 28 October 2022, the event is usually hosted on 11 October annually, but due to other commitments faced by the Department of Education this year, the event was celebrated later.

Women’s struggle for freedom: Discussing Lauretta Ngcobo’s Novel
On Sunday, 30 October 2022, the 14th Jozi Book Fair became host to a powerful feminist dialogue rested on icon, Lauretta Ngcobo’s And They Did not Die.

Community Health Care Forum Striving for Better Health Care
The Community Health Care Forum (Forum), an organisation formed to organise Community Health Care Workers (CHWs) and fight against the issues that they are experiencing as health workers in the clinics.

How Maasai Women Are Resisting Land Grabs
In Mwanza, Tanzania, Nairukoki Leyian-Naisinyai tells me that here, “Corporations come with papers from the government claiming that they have the right to our land.” She points to the large corporations that have entered the lands of the Maasai people to mine rubies and tanzanite.

WFP to Remake the World for Women, Communities
Women on Farms Project (WFP) is an organisation that works with women in commercial agriculture, mainly in the Western Cape province.

Afghan Women marching in rare protest in Kabul face violence from the Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban security forces opened fire over the heads of women who staged a rare protest in Kabul on Saturday — a violent crackdown coming just two days ahead of the one-year anniversary of the group sweeping to power in Afghanistan.

Women Sustaining Their Families Through Agriculture
In agriculture, women have been the driving force for thousands of years, as way of providing for their families.