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08 March 2023, 08:15

NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - The writer is Global Executive Director at Equality Now   The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. The internet has a pivotal role to play in empowering women and girls across Africa, but preexisting forms of gender discrimination and marginalization are underpinning a widening digital gender divide.

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Digital Inclusion is Vital for Strengthening Womens Rights in Africa”, on globalissues.org

08 March 2023, 08:15

NAIROBI, Mar 08 (IPS) - This feature is part of a series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. Low literacy levels, a high prevalence of outlawed Female Genital Mutilation, early marriages, forced marriages, low contraceptive usage, multiple births, as well as high maternal, infant and child deaths, define the life of a woman in Kenya’s vast North Eastern region.

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First Ever Women Council of Elders Making In-roads in North Eastern Kenya”, on globalissues.org

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