Women

Financial Empowerment for Malawian Women

June 13, 2022 725 views

More and more women are being included in Malawi’s formal economy, writes 26-year-old Tiyamike Chirwa, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Malawi…

Democracy & Participation

Gender Equality & LGBTI

The Evolution of Women’s Right to Vote

March 28, 2022 862 views

The struggle for women’s suffrage has been a long and arduous one. After more than 100 years, women in almost…

Entrepreneurship & Employment

Gender Equality & LGBTI

Strong STEM for Women

January 20, 2022 707 views

The areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are known to drive innovation and development in society. While women…

Gender Equality & LGBTI

“Empowering women will shape a community”

April 16, 2018 2456 views

The role of women in today’s changing world has found and strengthened new identities, writes Amit Jain, 26, a Correspondent from…

“Engaging women in climate smart agriculture for Uganda”

April 3, 2017 3094 views

Hunger and food insecurity are on the increase in rural Uganda, writes Munguongeyo Ivan, 24, a Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda.…

Human Rights

“South Sudan conflict has equality lessons”

February 24, 2017 2664 views

Decades of civil war ended with South Sudan’s independence in July 2011, but as McPherlain Chungu, 21, a Correspondent from…

Democracy & Participation

“A paradigm shift: Kenyan women in politics”

February 20, 2017 4237 views

The rise in the appetite of Kenyan women for politics is one that cannot be easily wished away. Victor Ndede,…

Small States

SIDS 2014: "Social development in Small Island Developing States"

August 22, 2014 2725 views

Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small…

Gender Equality & LGBTI

"Men no longer to blame for sexualisation of women"

May 9, 2014 1 comment 10230 views

Men have long been blamed for messages that portray women as sex objects, but Denise Juvane, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from…

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