Reflecting on Women’s Leadership in the Month of Women
March is the month of women. International Women's Day is annually celebrated in almost every country of the world on 8 March. The...
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Sarah Nayeja
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Rule of Law Must Reign, Mr. President
The new president's promises must be upheld if he will consolidate his support over the coming years. Sticking to the law is one of them.
Jessica Mandanda
- Oct 19, 2020
- 5 min
Malawi’s Intergenerational Debt Burden: Youth Voices Needed!
Malawi's elders, the bulk of our stock of decision-makers, continue to borrow for government. It is Malawi's youth who will pay for it.
Tiunike Online
- Sep 21, 2020
- 4 min
Men Should Not Call the Shots in Debating Malawi’s Abortion Bill
Women in Malawi need to be in charge of the debate on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill. Men should be made to understand it.
Jessica Mandanda
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
Malawi’s Public Space: A Place for Women?
Public spaces in Malawi remain a substantial barrier for women and gender equality. For the sake of progress, we need to change this.
Habiba Rezwana Osman
- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
Malawi and the ‘Shadow Pandemic’: How to Win the Battle on GBV under Covid-19
Malawi isn't doing too badly in preventing gender-based violence in the time of Covid-19. But there are still some gaps.
Jessica Mandanda
- Apr 30, 2020
- 5 min
Covid-19 Lock Down in Malawi: Not a Great Time to Be Poor
The variance between the rich and poor, the privileged and not, is going to be accentuated by Covid-19.
Tiunike Online
- Feb 24, 2020
- 5 min
Sex Work in Malawi: An Eternal Problem Can’t be Resolved by Punishment
Sex work and prostitution may use the same tools, but they are different and need different approaches to resolve.
Habiba Rezwana Osman
- Feb 6, 2020
- 5 min
Malawi’s electoral politics: Women who played it out in 2019 and 2020!
Avantgarde women in Malawi have been a great part of our political history, including in the recent landmark judgement. They go strong.
Tiunike Online
- Jan 13, 2020
- 5 min
Male or Female Infertility: The Same Zero-Sum Game
Infertility in couples seeking to have babies is becoming either better known or more prevalent. Why is male infertility a gendered issue?
Tiunike Online
- Jan 6, 2020
- 8 min
Living on the Margins in Malawi’s Year of the Vision. It's 2020!
Tinyade is completing her final year of Business Administration at The Polytechnic in Blantyre. She looks funny. Her limbs appear stiff,...
Alan Msosa
- Dec 16, 2019
- 4 min
Towards a progressive debate on LGBTQI+ Rights in Malawi
Highlights from a groundbreaking study Context and research strategy It is now nearly a decade since Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge...
Jessica Mandanda
- Nov 18, 2019
- 4 min
Sexuality in Malawi: If Only We had a Feminist Government
“The discrimination and criminalization of same sex relations, regardless of whatever colonized cultural and religious reasons we may...
Tiunike Online
- Jan 28, 2019
- 5 min
Gender Equality – Nuance to Straitjacket Philosophy
It's not uncommon to hear development practitioners preaching gender equality in the context of the missed development opportunities that...
Habiba Rezwana Osman
- Jan 14, 2019
- 6 min
#Metoo, #TimesUp, #HearMeToo and other Campaigns: Are We Getting Anywhere?
This article has been written in the author's personal capacity. I am joining this conversation not just as an African woman but also as...
Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo
- Nov 26, 2018
- 5 min
A Bold Manifestation of Hope: The Women’s Assembly
The room was abuzz and women of all ages, from all walks of Malawian life, flooded in through the doors. A momentous occasion was here at...
Jessica Mandanda
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
The Indirect Protagonists of Patriarchy
“Thus to challenge patriarchy, to dispute the idea that it is men who should be dominant figures in the family and society, is to be seen...
Tiunike Online
- Sep 17, 2018
- 4 min
Chasing the Good in a Bad Situation
“People-centered!” has been the new mantra of development work as the world lives in limbo regarding the feasibility of reaching desired...
Tiunike Online
- Jun 18, 2018
- 5 min
Keeping Up Appearances - The Tender Side of the Human Male
There is a less sensual side of the gender inequality conversation much of the expertise employed to work on the social problem...
Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo
- May 7, 2018
- 5 min
Women’s Rights and Politics: Getting Young Women Involved
Youth in politics have been marginalized for as long as post-independence self-rule has existed in Malawi. The look of our political...
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