Climate justice and environmental sustainability are critical issues in our world today as the climate crisis continues to devastate the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. In particular, women and girls in Africa, with all their diversity, bear a disproportionate burden of discrimination stemming from the climate crisis. Unfortunately, their voices remain unheard, their...
Introduction Sex is a normal human function that can involve the expression of love and emotional feelings, and does provide a means for reproduction. Sexual intercourse, however, is not without potential harmful or unintended consequences. Two major potential health consequences of sexual intercourse are unintentional pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection. STIs...
Another area women are globally discriminated against is gender-based stereotypes. According to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR), gender-based stereotype is defined as a generalised view or preconception about attributes or characteristics, or the roles that are or ought to be possessed by, or performed by women and men....
“I tried everything I could to fight him off, I tried to scream but only air escaped my lung” Lola, 19years (sexual violence) “I pushed, kicked, punched and scratched and that is when I felt a knife pierce my skin. I want completely limp” (domestic violence) “I thought my legs were fast because they never...
