Gender Equality & LGBTI

“Finding ways to curb gender-based violence”

May 19, 2017 1893 views

Gender-based violence reportedly affects an alarming one in five Nigerian women aged 15-24 years. Kelechukwu Iruoma, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent…

“Women can earn elected leadership by merit”

May 10, 2017 1039 views

It has been a long struggle to give women a voice, writes Judith Akoth, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kisumu…

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“Two-thirds rule and yet no gender equity”

April 25, 2017 1238 views

Seven years after the promulgation of a new, all-inclusive Constitution in 2010, Kenyan women’s journey to full institutional and de…

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“Transgender predicament requires action”

March 9, 2017 1114 views

India’s transgender community has been a target of chronic violence, intolerance and stereotyping. Sugandha Parmar, 23, a Correspondent in Kanpur,…

Gender Equality & LGBTI

“It’s 18! What’s next to stop child marriage?”

March 6, 2017 1185 views

On Valentine’s day this year, Malawi’s national assembly passed a bill that called for the Constitution to raise the marriage…

Gender Equality & LGBTI

“Women and their changing role in India”

February 20, 2017 11455 views

During India’s national struggle, the position of women took a turn for the better, writes Abhay Shah, 17, a Correspondent…

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“Global gag rule: America has failed women”

February 8, 2017 1086 views

A hastily-signed American executive order will have far-reaching impact on vulnerable women around the globe, writes Ros Limbo, 26, a…

Gender Equality & LGBTI

“#LifeinLeggings: the Caribbean perspective”

February 1, 2017 1381 views

Goal 5 of the SDGs addresses gender equality and empowerment, but Latoyaa Roberts-Thomas, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, says…

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“Senate postings highlight gender issues”

January 13, 2017 1164 views

Recent appointments to the national Senate raise questions about commitment to gender equality, writes Alicia Wallace, a Commonwealth Correspondent from…

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“We must promote gender equality”

January 12, 2017 1229 views

Abhay Shah, 17, a Correspondent from Siliguri in India, writes that civilization teaches us to improve, but many countries in…

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