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By Rachel Hosie @rachel_hosie In Saudi Arabia, women are forbidden to drive – it damages our ovaries, apparently. But one woman is fighting to …

Dennis Leupold/Clara Lionel Foundation   Rihanna is continuing her philanthropic endeavors, and this time she’s helping girls in Malawi get to school. …

By Natasha Hinde, Lifestyle writer at HuffPost UK British model Leomie Anderson is most definitely a force of nature. When the 24-year-old isn’t walking …

Facebook COO says equal numbers of men and women should apply for jobs and run for political positions to address gender gap …

“I surrounded them with African art and images of beautiful women that they can relate to,” she said. By Lilly Workneh, Black …

The news of youths in northern Nigeria providing an ultimatum and establishing a deadline for all Igbos in Northern Nigeria to vacate …

Madonna — a global icon who extended her record as the highest-grossing female touring artist of all time in 2016 — was …

As event planners, with special focus on the shower industry, we have come across all kinds of clients that want glitz and …

In July the BBC wrote about a Malawian man paid to have sex with young girls from his village, as part of …

I am from the society that does value education for girls. I didn’t go to school myself until I was 12 years …

As did many African Americans, my paternal grandparents left the Jim Crow South to make a better life for themselves. From Louisiana, …

Despite being recognised as the third gender, the marginalised hijiras of Pakistan suffer violence and abuse. Now one brave woman is demanding …

Women have been putting up with the hormonal side-effects of contraceptives like the pill for decades. It’s time for men to do …

Leyla Hussein interviews her home country’s first female presidential candidate Fadumo Dayib, and is re-inspired to keep fighting for women’s empowerment oftly …

“You should never have a fear of doing what you really aspire to do or what you’re passionate about. You can prioritize …

Film making, like many other fields, is dominated by men. It’s not that women have no interest in film making or film …

Funke is a solicitor leading the UK & Ireland legal team of the world’s largest biotech company. She has received multiple awards …

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Although she is an Octogenarian, Chief (Mrs) Opral Benson (OON) is still bubbling with life. Popularly known as Iya Oge of Lagos, …

Where there is money there is power. And while the “mega-donors” of the political world—who wield hefty influence in political outcomes—have traditionally …

While the world is watching Rio, there’s a much scarier reality in the country at large. In Brazil, 500,000 people are raped …

“I can’t believe that I’m saying that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women.”  Michelle …