Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana’s National Assembly in last week’s general election, as women’s rights activists called on the new administration to increase femal ...

The 73rd annual Miss Universe pageant is taking place in Mexico on Saturday. More than 120 women from all over the world are ...

Gaborone, Botswana — Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana's National Assembly in last week's general election, as women's rights activists called on the new administration ...

Women account for a substantial proportion of the agricultural labor force, including informal work, and perform the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work within families and households in rural ...

Zimbabwe last week joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Rural Women, with the nation paying tribute to the contributions rural women make in issues of national ...

She was speaking at the opening of Poda’s 17th annual rural women leadership training conference held at Lok Virsa in collaboration with civil society organisations. Women from 132 districts in ...

Botswana’s recent election shows democracy as it should be: accountable, respectful, and reflective of the people’s will. For ...

“Looking back, I feel like I’ve wasted my years.” Read: Mining: Women paraded naked in search of 'stolen' gemstones Gofaone, who asked to be identified only by her middle name out of fear of ...

The International Day for Rural Women, celebrated globally on October 15, brings into focus the invaluable contributions of rural women to food production, community health, and sustainable ...

Botswana, once a beacon of democratic governance and economic stability, went to the polls yesterday against a backdrop of ...

This is the case, for example, with regards to Dalit women's ability to claim their rights as provided by specific policies and laws such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ...

New Delhi: Ujjwala scheme, one of the flagship schemes of the Modi government has brought a significant turnaround in the lives of rural women across the country. Thousands of women are benefitting ...