The People vs. Impunity against women and girls Around the world, millions of women and girls face violence, discrimination, and abuse. Too often, the message they receive is the same: Justice and help is not on the cards for them. A rape case may never reach the court and theContinue Reading
Ending digital gender-based violence is central to achieving inclusive growth, human dignity, and the promise of Africa’s digital future By Jemimah Njuki , Director of the Women, Gender and Civil Society Department at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Ndey Oley Cole, senior program manager. The 16 Days of Activism againstContinue Reading
Every day, women journalists around the world open their social media accounts knowing they may face a barrage of sexually explicit threats, body-shaming comments, and coordinated harassment campaigns designed to silence their reporting. According to UNESCO’s landmark global study, 73 per cent of women journalists (three out of four) have experienced onlineContinue Reading
In 2024, 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members – one every 10 minutes – according to data released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women. New York – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence againstContinue Reading
The digital world promised connection and empowerment – but for millions of women, it has become a hunting ground. Schoolgirls are grappling with fake nude images of themselves circulating on social media. Female business leaders are increasingly targeted with deepfakes and coordinated harassment campaigns. And women in the public eye face torrents ofContinue Reading
