The preamble of the Convention on the Elimination on all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) states: ‘Recalling that discrimination against women violates the principles of equality of rights and respect for human dignity is an obstacle to the participation of women on equal terms with men in the political,

By Haniyat Bakare Mr. Andrew Mitchell, 2010-2012 Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom said during the 2010 Annual Ministerial Review of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): “Women and girls play a salient role in ensuring peace, security, sustainable development and to the overall achievement of

By: Haniyat Bakare Economically empowering the citizens of any nation is vital in enhancing their welfare and ensuring the nation’s economic growth. Therefore, both men and women should be actively involved in their country’s economic activities.According to a research conducted by the United Nation’s Women (UN Women), women are mostly

By Shawn Francine Alexandra Reo​ Introduction Notoriously deemed as a social justice problem by the community, sexual violence is unfortunately a common by-product of a country experiencing ongoing conflict, poverty, or another sense of instability within that state territory. As a result, various forms of sexual violence are committed against

By Shawn Francine Alexandra Reo Despite numerous accounts and reports of sexual violence to the male gender in situations of armed conflict, the issue tends to be explored to a much lesser extent due to current social attitudes and stereotypes in regard to men and masculinity. The lack of detection

March 8th marks as International Women’s Day. But what’s in a day? Women should be celebrated every day for what they are worth. A woman’s role in society has various forms. Despite all that it’s the quintessence of a woman that makes her a special existence. We love how the