Women

CSOs decry rising unpaid care work among women and girls

Prossy Kisakye | October 30, 2024

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have decried the increasing burden of unpaid care work on women and girls in Uganda, which hinders their participation in development activities. During her opening remarks at the high-level dialogue to disseminate the end-line findings of a project on shifting social norms on unpaid care and […]

Health

40m women experience long-term childbirth health problems – Report

Juliet Nalwooga | December 8, 2023

A new study published last evening in the Lancet Global Health journal has revealed that annually, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth. The study shows a high burden of postnatal conditions that persist in the months or even years after […]

News

Women still lag behind in politics – new report

admin | November 9, 2023

BY FRANKLIN DRAKU & SHABIBAH NAKIRIGYA Ugandan women as a special interest group remain on the sidelines of mainstream politics despite years of affirmative action, a new government report has revealed. Released on Tuesday by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), the report titled, ‘Annual State of Equality Opportunities in Uganda […]