Malawi’s leading women champions unite to combat gender-based violence: Minister Mary Navicha, first lady Gertrude Mutharika ...

Malawi's women want real power. Activists are pushing for legal quotas to boost female representation in politics, and say bold reforms are the only way to fix the imbalance. In Malawi, women make up ...

When Tadala Zindawa**, (21) from Tata village in Lilongwe’s Chitukula area, fell pregnant while in secondary school, she was overcome by fear and panic. Scared of her parents’ disapproval and with ...

By Nthambi Mbiri* Across Africa, the fight for equality in sport is breaking new ground. In Malawi, the stories of women and girls in football are galvanizing a movement—and it’s time to amplify their ...

We write in advance of the 86th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the “Committee”) and its review of Malawi under the Convention on the Elimination of All ...

In Malawi’s music scene, women are creating beats, breaking records and inspiring audiences but online abuse threatens to silence their voices. From Cyberbullying and body shaming to threats and ...

We first heard of Ellen Chilemba when writing our feature ‘7 African entrepreneurs to watch out for‘ in October last year. Chilemba is a 21‐year‐old entrepreneur from Malawi. She is the founding ...