May 13, 2026
How initiatives to narrow Africa’s digital gap are affecting women’s representation
In Africa, several initiatives seek to increase women’s visibility in digital spaces.
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Advocacy and lobbying are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require lobbying to convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.
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May 13, 2026
When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points
This post is part of Global Voices’ April 2026 Spotlight series, “Human perspectives on AI.” This series will offer insight into how AI is being used in global majority countries, how its use a
May 13, 2026
Brazil: A warning on how AI and deepfakes can become an ’excessive risk‘ to women and girls
This post is part of Global Voices’ April 2026 Spotlight series, “Human perspectives on AI.” This series will offer insight into how AI is being used in global majority countries, how its use and implem
May 13, 2026
Women’s reservation: Questions on patriarchy and symbolic politics remain
Even as the debate surrounding reservations to women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies is once again in the spotlight, some serious concerns are being raised: Will the reservation being promised by to-be promulgated legislation truly reach women from all sections equally or whethe
May 13, 2026
Call for Applications: African Academy for Women in Political Leadership
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the African School of Governance (ASG), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), today opened applications for the inaugural cohort of the African Academy for Women in Political Leadershi
May 13, 2026
Symbiosis Launches Asia’s First UNESCO Gender Chair
Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU), Pune, has launched Asia’s first UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion and Skill Development.
April 27, 2026
Zambia Convenes High Level Conference to Accelerate Women’s Political Participation Ahead of the 2026 Elections.
Lusaka, Zambia | 21 April 2026 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Gender Division, the Non‑Governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC), the Spotlight Initiative, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), the Zambia
April 27, 2026
WARDC, FIDA, move against online abuse of women, girls
The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), in collaboration with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya, amongst other partners has stepped up efforts to tackle rising cases of online abuse against women and girls across Sub-Saharan Africa.
April 27, 2026
Study Reveals Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Wome
A recent study published in the journal Violence Against Women surveyed 19 victim-survivor support practitioners and interviewed five across nine Pacific Island nations, finding smartphones, Facebook and AI-generated sexualised deepfakes are used to control and harm women and girls.