Women Organising in Ghana: The Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT) and NG…

Ghanaian women’s agitations for economic justice have been a marked feature of their activism since pre-independence nationalist struggles, including the trade blockades of 1917 and 1918. Marke…

“I’m not a feisty bitch, I’m a feminist!” Feminism in AWAKE! Women of…

Although being an African, a sex worker and a feminist are often considered to be incongruent identities, in certain embodiments they intersect and inform each other. This Profile highlights what…

The Use of Political Motherhood in Egypt’s Arab Spring Uprising and Aftermath

Political motherhood, which uses traditional motherhood to mobilize and sustain women’s political participation, is understudied in political science. Women played a significant role in Egypt�…

Markets and Gardens: Placing Women in the History of Urban Mozambique

Les choix qui s'offrent aux femmes sur la manibre de gagner leur vie au Mozambique ont eu un impact ddcisif sur le developpement des villes du Mozambique, et l'urbanisation a en retour a enrichi le…

Review- Women Writing Africa: West Africa and the Sahel.

Upon receiving this volume, I did not think it was possible for anyone to read through this intimidatingly large book in its entirety. Yet I soon found myself at its final line, and all I could t…

Intellectual Politics and Radical Feminist Praxis

Writing a piece on the politics of becoming intellectual - something that so many African women are terrified of - made me realise what a rare opportunity I had been presented with to say some of t…

Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Developme…

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Intestinal Infections and Anaemia among Pregnant Women in Ghana

There was an important connection stuck between hookworm infection and low iron stores. The study concluded that hookworm infection is a strong predictor of iron status. These findings buttress th…

Gender, Farmwork, and Women's Migration from Lesotho to the New South Africa

On a observe ces dix dernikres annees une importante augmentation du nombre des femmes venues d'etats voisins emigrer en Afrique du sud. La spdcificite and le caractere profondement fiminin de ce m…

Contraceptive Use and Uptake of HIVTesting among Sub-Saharan African Women

Despite improved availability of simple, relatively inexpensive, and highly effective antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS, the disease remains a major public health challenge for women in sub-S…