Africa: Want Gender Justice? Invest in Women Lawyers: [allAfrica] London — One of my mentors, human rights lawyer Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff of Sierra Leone, once told me: “Individuals can be broken, they can be silenced. But it is very hard to kill an organisation of women”. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: ‘Radical Change of Direction’ Needed in Women, Peace and Security Agenda: [UN News] New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is too late, the head of the UN agency leading global efforts to achieve gender equality warned the Security Council on Tuesday. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Africa’s Shift to Low-Cost Manufacturing Puts Women At Risk: [The Conversation Africa] Economists have urged African countries to shift to low-cost manufacturing – the path that led countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan – to industrial prosperity. These East Asian economies – which recorded high growth rates of at least 7% between the 1950s and 1990s – are commonly referred to as the Asian Tigers. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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