In the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing the burden of looking after families.
The three-wheeler, known as Hamba (Go), powered by a solar-charged lithium-ion battery, is being piloted by start-up Mobility for Africa, which leases the motorcycle to women in groups of up to five.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report also found women have taken on “more housework and childcare than fathers” during the lockdown, even if they have the same working arrangements.
Mothers are also spending more of their working hours simultaneously trying to care for children compared to men according to the analysis.
Two women from Brazil and India have been awarded the UN Military Gender Advocate award. The two UN peacekeepers are Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian naval officer, and Major Suman Gawani, of the Indian Army, the UN Department of Peace Operations said on Monday.
Motherhood is a beautiful thing, but we all agree that it entails a lot of work and can be overwhelming. The returns of motherhood are invaluable.
It takes a lot to achieve excellence in motherhood, which may involve being a part of an online group that helps you connect with like-minds and to share your happy and sad moments.
The COVID-19 pandemic has upturned family life around the world. The fact that schools and businesses were forced to shut down to flatten the curve of the virus spread has forced parents who also have to work remotely for this same reason to be locked down with their kids who would otherwise be in school at this time. This sudden disruption to our daily routine is a lot to navigate for anyone, but especially for parents who now have to work from home with the distractions engendered from having the kids around while trying to get serious work done.
Women in Latin America are more at risk than men of losing their jobs and not returning to work due to the coronavirus crisis, experts said on Tuesday, calling on governments to adopt measures to assist women in low-paid jobs.
Women dominate the low-paid and informal sectors hardest hit by weeks of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, with massive job losses as the pandemic rages through Latin America, experts said in a webinar hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Washington-based think tank.
With normal lifestyle gradually coming back and businesses reopening, entries for Miss South Africa beauty pageant have been announced to commence from Monday, May 11 at 9 am through to Sunday, May 31 at midnight.
