A collective poem compiled and written by Toni Stuart at the 4th African Feminist Forum, 10-12 April 2016, in Harare, Zimbabwe. The poem uses words, phrases, ideas and thoughts shared by the wom…
This paper examines the pan-African perspective that informs Ama Ata Aidoo’s body of work. It situates the author’s work within the seemingly male-dominated pan-African discourse of the 1960s a…
Africa's lack of progress on what might be better referred to as "Minimal Development Goals", reveals the unpalatable scenario of an African continent characterized by the extreme social injustices…
African culture and custom, as they exist today, are a blend of African customs, imported colonial common and civil law notions, and religious concepts from Christianity, Islam and traditiona…
African culture and custom,' as they exist today, are a blend of African customs, imported colonial common and civil law notions, and religious concepts from Christianity, Islam and traditional Afr…
More than a decade has passed since Ester Boserup's book, Woman's Role in Economic Development, was published.1 Probably no single work on the subject of women and development has been quoted as of…
The history of Islam had not itself been previously confronted with what is now called “women’s issues,”despite the great diversity in customs and cultures among Muslims over the centuries. A…
Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told a story at AWDF’s 15th anniversary event. She had made a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a number of fellow Nobel Prize …
A collective poem compiled and written by Toni Stuart at the 4th African Feminist Forum, 10-12 April 2016, in Harare, Zimbabwe. The poem uses words, phrases, ideas and thoughts shared by the women …
Most girls begin puberty somewhere between the ages of eight and twelve, going through the most significant mandatory body change of their lives until menopause.1 Puberty is, for both sexes, confus…