Gender Equality

A fashion event steers uproar in Zambia as religious moralists criticise the promotion of homosexuality and minority rights

Micro loans help rural women to start small businesses and to get more financially independent

Economic downturns hit women and girls harder – for example in Pakistan

Women demanding personal freedom are leading uprising against Ayatollah regime

Svenja Schulze on how the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development will promote women’s rights

Alcohol abuse of men is a major challenge in central Kenya

Local women’s rights groups are often overlooked when global aid organisations plan responses to humanitarian crises. This should change

A clinic in Bulawayo offers free medical and psycho-social care to victims of sexual violence and rape

Emancipation in an exciting journey through time

In many African countries males are often unwilling to get involved in reproductive health issues of their partners