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Women

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE.

February 11 is the day to recognize the achievements of women and girls in science and to raise awareness of the importance of giving girls equal access to scientific careers. In the past, it was almost a foreign concept for women to be in science, but recently women have made great strides in science, paving …

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STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF WOMEN AS INSTRUMENTS FOR A MORE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETY.

A community with empowered women is more likely to have a major impact on society and the nation as a whole. This means that wherever women have the opportunity to do more, a remarkable impact is felt, disproving the notion that women are irrelevant to the community and are only good for keeping house and …

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Verbal Abuse We should all know that there is never a sufficient excuse for abuse and that the victim is never to blame. The most common and under-reported form of abuse is verbal abuse. Victims of verbal abuse rarely talk about what they are going through because society often forces them to keep quiet about …

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Curbing Violence Against Women.

Not ignoring violence against women is a primary human right, and adequate measures must be taken to ensure that women can live their lives free from violence of any kind. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on November 25, aims to draw attention to the fact that violence against women …

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Child marriage in Togo

Child marriage is a widespread problem in Togo, a country in West Africa. In Togo, approximately 22% of girls under the age of 18 are married. Despite the high number of child marriages, there are many social and political aspects of Togolese society that encourage child marriage in Togo. Here are five reasons for the …

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Discrimination in Tanzania’s schools ruins girls’ lives

Tanzania’s first female president, Samia Suluhu, took office in March 2021. Her government has the power to ask education authorities to end the exclusion of pregnant and married girls from public schools. She should urge them to adopt a clear continuation policy, in line with human rights, that allows pregnant and married girls to continue …

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