First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has urged women in the country to desist from oppressing others and enriching themselves, saying such tendencies retard development and are against the will of God. The First Lady was speaking Friday during the commemoration of Women’s World Day of Prayer in Karonga. She said the tendency of oppressing one […]
As women from all walks of life commemorate International Women’s Day, top executives from Standard Bank Malawi are leading their contemporaries at special gatherings in Blantyre and Lilongwe. Head of Marketing Thoko Unyolo said to commemorate the day, Standard Bank has organised high-tea parties where high profile guests will interact with like-minded women. Unyolo said […]
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Dr Mary Shaba says government is committed to ensuring that women’s rights are protected and promoted. She made the remarks in Mchinji on Monday when she officially welcomed the rural women from Zimbabwe and Zambia, SADC Caravan to Kilimanjaro, an initiative by rural women […]
Malawi former president Joyce Banda, a campaigner for women and girls rights, on Tuesday was shown on Ben TV of London in a popular Pauline Long interview show which she said many professional women get discouraged from entering politics because of the treatment they get when they are trying to get into positions of power – […]
Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda last Thursday presented a Keynote Address at the 2016 ‘Women’s Power Lunch’ in Lagos, Nigeria with the theme “Women in Solidarity: A New Paradigm for Inclusion”. She told the gathering that she was pleased that the organizers of the annual event, Murtala Muhammed Foundation, continue to “tirelessly work on sustaining […]
Minister of Information, Communication, Technology and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has warned that all perpetrators of early child marriages and all forms of domestic violence against women will face stiff punishment. She made the remarks during a marriage, divorce and family relations sensitization meeting which took place at Ekwendeni in Mzimba North East on Wednesday. […]
Malawi women rights activists are up in arms against President Peter Mutharika for failing to increase the number of women in his 20 member cabinet. Mutharika has maintained three female ministers in his reshufled cabinet a far cry from the 50:50 female representation. Jean Kalirani moved from Home Affairs to Gender and Social Welfare where […]
Malawian women on Tuesday joined the rest of the world in commemorating Women Day but has been overshadowed by increasing poverty due to economic turmoil and scarcity of food which has completely pushed the cost of life beyond reach of many. The main event was commemorated in Nkhata Bay where minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati […]
Women are an essential part in ensuring that families are well fed and nourished. These were the words of Mieke Govaerts, Policy Advisor of Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs (Government of Flanders) when she and the Programme Manager of the Department, Laurence De Wolf, visited the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)-supported Mgwirizano Farmer Organization […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has asked women to be self-reliant for Malawi to develop. She said this on Friday at Mitundu in Lilongwe during joint commemoration of World Rural Women’s Day and Year of Women Empowerment. Said Kaliati: “Many women, especially in rural areas, die before attaining the age […]
The Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare is mobilizing women in Civil Service Commission to form professional networks in their fields to, among others, consolidate women economic empowerment and participation in decision making and elimination of harmful cultural, structural and social practices and traditions. According to Minister of Gender, Patricia Kaliati, the professional […]
The media in Malawi continues to perpetuate sexist and stereotypical representations of women. Look no further than the front page photos of Malawi’s daily newspapers- especially the coverage of the country’s recent floods: the photos depict women as victims, while men are portrayed as heroes or individuals who have powerfully endured the natural disaster. In […]
The ONE Campaign has brought together some of Africa’s leading female musicians to record a song and video, as part of the Poverty is Sexist campaign, which is calling for world leaders to put girls and women centre stage in 2015, a year when the new development goals will be set by world leaders at […]
Malawi Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has said Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member States remain committed to providing necessary legal and policy framework to further integration of equality and empowerment of women to accelerate the implementation of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. She said this in her address to the […]
Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda says women leaders are “risk takers; they are honest; and that they care about the people they serve”. “Women appoint fellow women and focus on big projects as well as on small social projects that touch women’s lives,” former President Banda said when she was a panellist at the UN […]
Malawi former president, Joyce Banda, on Wednesday attended a luncheon in Tennessee in celebration of International Women’s Day and the power of investing in girls and women to drive change. The luncheon highlighted the progress the world has made in the 20 years since the historic UN conference on women in Beijing and the need […]
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Friday led women in the country in commemorating Womens World Day of Prayers with a call for women in Malawi to relentlessly pray against challenges facing women and the country. Speaking at St Louis Catholic Parish in Balaka, the First Lady said it is important for women to always […]
Malawi’s former First Lady Callista Mutharika has urged women to be more prayerful and should shoulder responsibility of protecting and advancing the interest of fellow women in the country. The former First Lady said this when she graced this year’s women’s national day of prayer at Bangwe CCAP Church in Blantyre on Friday. She said it […]