Katiba: Women for equal rights

Women have reiterated their quest for 50:50 representation in all decision-making bodies, insisting that the new Constitution should state clearly about equal rights between men and women.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

The Guardian

15 Oct

Women in Tanzania set for equal land rights – let's make sure it happens

The Guardian
Women in Tanzania set for equal land rights – let's make sure it happens
The Guardian
Tanzanian women have until now had to rely on tenuous rights to land to feed themselves and their families. Photograph: Tom Gilks/Alamy. Sponsored by: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Jennifer Duncan and Scholastica Haule. Wednesday 15 October ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

20 Jan

Blind people want equal rights in proposed constitution.

Blind people want equal rights in proposed constitution.
Daily News
PEOPLE with disabilities, including the blind, have the right to enjoy equal opportunities which must be safeguarded in the proposed constitution, Bukoba Municipal Association for the Blind (BMAB) Secretary, Mr Novat Mwijage, has said. He noted that most ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

10 Sep

Why women need equal chances now than before

Why women need equal chances now than before
IPPmedia
Tanzanian women have in recent years been clamouring for fifty-fifty placements in all public posts, like representation in Parliament and other government posts. This is well and good, for according to the national census women a bit more, at 51 percent, than ...
Poverty shuts women out of political postsDaily News

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9 years ago

BlogHer (Blog)

25 Nov

Women Must Have Equal Access to Technology

BlogHer (blog)
Women Must Have Equal Access to Technology
BlogHer (blog)
Technology is empowering women and girls around the world to improve their lives and their communities. Just ask the female vegetable seller in Tanzania who now uses a popular mobile service to store and transfer money using just her cell ...

 

11 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

01 Feb

Tanzania: Women Crave for Equal Representation in Constituent Assembly

Tanzania: Women Crave for Equal Representation in Constituent Assembly
AllAfrica.com
ACTIVISTS in the sister islands of Pemba and Zanzibar are doubtful whether the 601-member Constituent Assembly tasked to discuss and approve the proposed new Union Constitution would have the full participation of women. Ms Harusi Mpatani, Zanzibar ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Mar

Women’s rights: there is more beyond the law

The theme of this year’s International Woman’s Day is Inspiring Change. It calls for a challenge to the status quo and encourages us to give thought to gender inequality.

 

10 years ago

EJ Insight

11 Aug

Women's rights and customary wrongs

EJ Insight
Women's rights and customary wrongs
EJ Insight
A UN panel has ruled that Tanzania had violated its international human rights obligations to protect the right of women to own, manage, enjoy and dispose of property. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. HomeWorldInternational · Tzili Mor - Aug 11, 2015 9:41am ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

23 Sep

CA to dwell on women's legal rights

Daily News
CA to dwell on women's legal rights
Daily News
THE right for women to inherit land and fifty-fifty men/ women representation in all decision-making authorities are some of the most contentious issues prioritised in the Draft Constitution to be presented on Wednesday. Speaking here yesterday, a Constituent ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

09 Mar

Women advocate more platforms on their rights

Women advocate more platforms on their rights
IPPmedia
More efforts are needed to ensure that women have a greater platform than now to be heard, defend their interests and similar economic opportunities as men. This was said in Dar es Salaam yesterday by the Minister of Information, Culture and Sports, ...

 

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