Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has assured the vulnerable, especially widows and single mothers, of access to the COVID-19 vaccines, urging gender parity in the administration of the jabs. Speaking at the distribution of palliatives to 93 women groups at an event to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) and Mother’s Day yesterday in Abuja, […]Read More
An injunction has been filed at Bangkok’s Criminal Court to prevent a Saudi woman held in Thailand’s airport from being deported, a lawyer said Monday. Eighteen-year-old Saudi Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said she was fleeing her “abusive” family while travelling in Kuwait, and had flown to Thailand in the hopes of reaching Australia to seek asylum. […]Read More
…Greater Collaboration’ll Foster Lasting Social Change, Says Lagos Gov’s Wife …As COWLSO Holds 18th National Conference Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart in Edo State, Mr Goodwin Obaseki on Tuesday lauded women for the roles they have been playing in societal development, saying they must continue to embrace unity of purpose and […]Read More
United Nations Women (UNwomen) on Monday said it would partner with Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to provide support for women in politics during party primaries ahead of the 2019 elections. The Country Director, UNwomen, Ms Comfort Lamptey, said this at the Young Women’s Political Leadership School (YWPLS) training organised by the Gender Centre for Empowering […]Read More
Women who freeze their eggs need to be aware of the “relatively low success rates” of becoming pregnant, a leading gynaecologist has said. With more women freezing eggs past the age of 35, when chances of conceiving fall, Prof Adam Balen said: “Egg freezing does not guarantee a baby.” However, Dr Jara Ben Nagi says […]Read More
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