Author: Vanessa Onyema
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Femicide in Nigeria – October 2024
Just as the word explains itself, femicide is the killing of women for reasons other than their gender and is a widespread problem that plagues communities all over the world. These women are mostly targeted by their own families, partners and strangers and we are left to wonder if women will one day see a…
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Breast Cancer Prevalence in Nigeria: A Growing Concern
Breast cancer is a disease that affects millions of women around the world, but when we look closer, it becomes clear that the impact is far from evenly spread. Global estimates show glaring disparities in the incidence of breast cancer based on human development. For example, 1 in 12 women may receive a breast cancer…
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Sudan Crisis: Insights From an In-Depth Gender Assessment Report by Un Women
Image: Human Rights Watch
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Femicide in Nigeria – July and August 2024
Just as the word explains itself, femicide is the killing of women for reasons other than their gender and is a widespread problem that plagues communities all over the world. These women are mostly targeted by their own families, partners and strangers and we are left to wonder if women will one day see a…
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More Than a Friend: The Deadly Disregard for Maternal Health in Nigeria
The recent online controversy with men choosing to put friends before their spouses when they are giving birth highlights a pervasive social problem in Nigeria: how men have little regard for their pregnant spouses and don’t see childbirth as a life-or-death situation. This school of thought is quite insensitive and baffling considering the startlingly high…
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The Gendered Impact of the War in Gaza
It’s been ten months of continuous violence in Gaza and over 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, with women and children accounting for 70% of the total. According to UN Women, more than 1.9 million people, or 85 per cent of Gaza’s total population, have been displaced, including nearly a million women…
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One-Year Report on Femicide (Jul 2023 – Jun 2024)
Femicide is still happening worldwide, with women being killed because they are female. These women are mostly targeted by their own families and partners and we are left to wonder if women will one day see a respite from this issue. Most cases of femicide are not reported or documented. To address this issue, we…
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In June 2024, How Many Women Were Abused?
The reports of femicide remain an ongoing occurrence all over the world as women continue to lose their lives because of their gender. These women are mostly targeted by their own families and partners and we are left to wonder if women will one day see a respite from this issue. Femicide cases are grossly…
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Deepening Crisis in Congo Demands Immediate Global Attention
Violence in eastern DRC has displaced 6.9M, worsened by rebel activities and natural disasters. Urgent global aid is needed to protect displaced people.