This article is part of special IPS coverage of International Women’s Day on March 8 2020
Gender equality is a basic human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development, so why does inequality persist in so many countries, and what can we all do to address it?
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and reproductive health-Dr. Natalia Kanem, ED UNFPA. Credit: UNFPA Kenya / Douglas Waudo
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 2020 (IPS) – Development efforts over the past two decades have seen millions of people freed from poverty and hunger, an…
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ABUJA, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – As COVID-19 surges globally and leaves fear and panic in its wake, global efforts are underway to find a cure. Yet, the same level of response is lacking for several other infectious diseases that kill millions annually. These kinds of are a broad group of communicable diseases which affect more than two billion people and cost developing economies billions of dollars every year.
is an example and is endemic in Nigeria and other West Afr…
Sex workers in Chennai give a thumps up to India’s liberalised abortion law. Many sex workers are living with HIV and face discrimination and stigma in accessing safe abortions. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS
NEW DEHLI, Apr 14 2020 (IPS) – Arti Zodpe is from the Tamasha (folk dance-drama) theatre in Sangli, in India’s Maharashtra state. After evening performances, some of the singers and dancers offer sex work services to the audience.
“We [Tamasha sex workers] live outside of the city as people fe…