Ghana: Gladys Oduro defies the odds by taking male-dominated technical and vocational courses
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Senegal: Survivor of early, forced marriage says tradition needs to change
Today, Ndeye Coumba Baldé, looks like other young women. You wouldn’t know it to look at her, but this 30-year-old […]
Child marriage in West and Central Africa
This resource from UNICEF provides data and analysis on child marriages in West and Central Africa. Child marriage is still […]
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth
In one of this edition’s Farmer stories from Senegal, we meet a woman who was forced into marriage at a […]
Ghana: How one young woman overcame prejudice to excel in tile installation
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Mali: Traditional beliefs restrict women farmers’ access to farmland
Zeinaba Alhouda, in her late thirties, lives with her six children in Koima, Gounzoureye, more than 1,000 kilometres from Mali’s […]
The impact of conflict on food security and rural livelihoods
This booklet from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations explores the linkages between conflict and food security. […]
Backgrounder: Gender inequalities in land rights in Africa
This edition’s story from Mali focuses on women who are fighting for equitable access to land. Our Script of the […]
Unpaid care work: Your daily load and why it matters
This interactive tool from UN Women explores the burden of unpaid care work. Unpaid care work includes caretaking and domestic […]
Women, COVID-19, and the care economy
This policy brief from UN Women discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the care economy. Since the pandemic, there has […]