Writing on the eve of SA’s National Women’s Day, ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley explains why legalising prostitution offer no benefits to women — only more profits to organised crime. “I have listened carefully to the many arguments for decriminalisation and am acutely aware of the difficult and even desperate situations […]
Tag: women’s rights
Symbolism over substance in Women’s Month
In the month of August South Africa makes the right kind of noise regarding women’s issues but what is missing is a concomitant action that brings real and lasting change. Year in and year out we find ourselves with a wide gender gap between men and women. And the high […]
UAE’s first female fighter pilot dropped bombs on the Islamic State
Originally published in Washington Post Major Mariam al-Mansouri, the first female fighter pilot in the history of the United Arab Emirates, led the the Gulf state’s bombing raids over Syria this week. Photos of al-Mansouri, beaming from her cockpit, that were released by the country’s state news agency have taken social […]
Saudi ‘No women no drive’ video goes viral
Originally published in News 24 A Saudi video mocking the kingdom’s unique ban on female driving has gone viral, featuring a male performer singing “no woman, no drive”, an adaptation of Bob Marley’s famous song. Nearly 3.5 million people had seen the 4:15-minute video by Monday, two days after the […]