The need to explore examples of women’s leadership in African contexts has risen with initiatives such as the United Nations (UN) African Women Leaders Network, African Women in Science and Engin…
This issue of the African Women's Journal explores both the individual and collective experiences of the past, aspiring or current women in power/politics. The articles speak to some of the persist…
In March 2009, the first ever International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, Peace and Security took place in Monrovia, Liberia. Hosted by Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sir…
"In this report, we start by exploring the journeys of Isis-WICCE and UAF-Africa as they work with women across the continent. We learn about their achievements in supporting and unleashing the pot…
The critical description of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Makerere University presented in this short article aims to illustrate what has been achieved and what remains challeng…
In November 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the first female elected head of state in sub-Saharan Africa. On the face of it, the fact that this important breakthrough occurred in Liberia may see…
This briefing highlights the opportunities that are available for women entrepreneurial leaders in a country has an imbalanced economic empowerment history with a discriminatory past. We discuss th…
One of the findings of a 2007 survey done by the South African Commission on Gender Equality is that more than 30 percent of the respondents are of the opinion that women are too emotional to handl…
The aim of publishing this book is to share widely deliberations at the Indaba. This book targets traditional leaders in southern Africa and other regions of Africa, SAfAIDS partners implementing…
AWDF organized a one day workshop for grantees and partners working on HIV & AIDS issues on July 7, 2007 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. Kenya during the International Women’s Summ…