//www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/wp-content/themes/bb-theme-child/assets/rss_feeds/sub-saharan-africa/gender_rss.xml Gender RSS feeds. Tue, 25 May 2021 07:18:52 GMT en //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/rise-in-gender-based-violence-amid-lockdowns/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/rise-in-gender-based-violence-amid-lockdowns/ Addressing gender-based violence confronting African women is crucial during COVID-19, writes Nicci Attfield. Thu, 20 May 2021 02:00:25 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/family-planning-lags-as-myths-persist/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/family-planning-lags-as-myths-persist/ Demand is increasing for modern contraceptives as myths about how birth control affects men’s virility persist. Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:32:52 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/qa-women-must-manage-their-time-well-to-reach-the-top/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/qa-women-must-manage-their-time-well-to-reach-the-top/ Mapping out goals on a weekly basis has been key to success, says a top African female scientist. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:40:44 GMT+0000 Royal Uche //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/can-ebola-virus-be-sexually-transmitted/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/can-ebola-virus-be-sexually-transmitted/ Sexual transmission of Ebola virus could cause challenges for control efforts, as well as survivors of the disease. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:26:00 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/why-having-covid-19-data-on-men-and-women-is-critical/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/why-having-covid-19-data-on-men-and-women-is-critical/ Reporting COVID-19 data on both men and women is key to developing an effective response, argues Siki Kigongo. 星期一,1 2021年2月01:42:48 GMT + 0000 Siki Kigongo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africas-tech-hubs-giving-universities-stiff-challenge/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africas-tech-hubs-giving-universities-stiff-challenge/ Africa’s tech hubs are booming, aiding youth employment and improving livelihoods, an analysis has found. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:09:00 GMT+0000 Laura Owings //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/labia-stretching-and-its-controversies/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/labia-stretching-and-its-controversies/ Is labia pulling mutilation or modification? Science or culture? Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:51:17 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/health-costs-and-the-ugly-gender-gap/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/health-costs-and-the-ugly-gender-gap/ How out-of-pocket medical costs are damaging women’s health and holding back economic development. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:25:24 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/life-with-fistula-and-stigma/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/life-with-fistula-and-stigma/ Prioritising surgery, social support for women who suffer from stigma and pain caused by fistula Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:17:06 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/boosting-women-in-health-research/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/boosting-women-in-health-research/ Early career women in STEM are leading some of Africa’s most important research. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:13:36 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/women-use-advice-apps-for-sex-tips-rather-than-health/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/women-use-advice-apps-for-sex-tips-rather-than-health/ About 20 per cent of African women use advice apps to please their partners, not for health information. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:28:06 GMT+0000 Laura Owings //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/world-sees-two-million-stillbirths-annually-report-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/world-sees-two-million-stillbirths-annually-report-1/ Most of the two million stillbirths the world sees annually occur in low- and lower middle-income countries. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 01:10:39 GMT+0000 Sanjeet Bagcchi //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/where-are-africa-s-women-in-stem/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/where-are-africa-s-women-in-stem/ Why are women in Africa still being held back from studying science and technology? Wed, 9 Sep 2020 05:59:42 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/more-use-of-female-condom-could-make-sex-safer-for-women/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/more-use-of-female-condom-could-make-sex-safer-for-women/ Only about 15 per cent of South African women have ever used the female condom despite its increased availability. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:25:43 GMT+0000 Laura Owings //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/changing-africa-s-abortion-laws/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/changing-africa-s-abortion-laws/ Africa still leads in maternal deaths, legalising abortion will lower the numbers. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:33:09 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/q-a-women-must-work-extra-hard-to-disprove-stereotypes/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/q-a-women-must-work-extra-hard-to-disprove-stereotypes/ Young women must be focused to excel in a male-dominated world, says Sheila Okoth. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 06:43:52 GMT+0000 Joe Ombuor //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/gender-blind-coronavirus-policies-could-hinder-disease-fight-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/gender-blind-coronavirus-policies-could-hinder-disease-fight-1/ Women are on the coronavirus frontlines, but policies often fail to consider how gender and epidemics interact, say public health experts. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:50:47 GMT+0000 Gareth Willmer //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/women-in-climate-hotspots-face-hardships-as-men-migrate/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/women-in-climate-hotspots-face-hardships-as-men-migrate/ Poor women in climate change hotspots of Africa and Asia face increased hardships as men migrate. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:47:34 GMT+0000 Munyaradzi Makoni //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/traditional-practices-put-men-health-in-danger/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/traditional-practices-put-men-health-in-danger/ Negative cultural practices such as having many concubines are harming African men’s reproductive health, study finds. Thu, 31 Oct 2019 07:03:35 GMT+0000 Evelyn Otieno //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/young-women-fired-up-for-science-careers-in-africa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/young-women-fired-up-for-science-careers-in-africa/ Early-career women scientists are eager to study science to help solve Africa’s challenges, writes Ochieng’ Ogodo. Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:48:06 GMT+0000 Ochieng’ Ogodo