Thirty years after the historic 1995 Beijing Conference set a global roadmap for gender equality, Nigerian women leaders have warned that the country risks ...

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is also a reminder that violence takes many forms, which can be ...

"Mercy Eke challenges the stigma surrounding single motherhood in Nigeria, asserting that it's only directed at women who ...

Nigerian reality TV star, Mercy Eke, has said she wouldn't mind having children out of wedlock. In a recent podcast interview ...

One woman is killed every 10 minutes. Not by road accidents or childbirth. But by an intimate partner or family member. This phenomenon, known as femicide, has gained more recognition in recent years ...

Here are five women who have never been afraid to call out powerful Nigerians and the political class Apart from the fact that many expected her to show loyalty to her spouse, her actions are also ...

And they say “What a man can do, a woman can do better!” It may be true of the western women who try to demonstrate a remarkable showmanship in an effort to topple the achievements of their male ...

Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), a legally registered nonprofit organization that advances grassroots ...

In the 9th Assembly, a constitutional amendment bill to create special or reserve seats for women in parliament failed to see the light of day as both the Senate and the House of Representatives ...

Alice J. Kang received funding for the study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Congress Fund and Research Council. Jill S. Greenlee receives funding from Department of Women’s, Gender, & ...

Reality TV star Mercy Eke says the stigma associated with single motherhood in Nigeria largely affects only women who are not financially or socially empowered, insisting that successful women face no ...