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Liberia: As National Elections Commission Chief Steps Down After 12 Years, Advocates Say She Offers a Powerful Example of Women's Leadership

Liberia, Aug. 19 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives At the Commission, Lansanah worked through 2 presidential elections, disputed results, political pressure, and o... Read More


Liberia: "We Have Had So Many Dialogues." Women Ask Why Their Needs Remain Unsolved

Liberia, July 22 -- Liberian women said they are tired of explaining their problems. After years of consultations, meetings, and promises, many of the 160 respondents to a new nationwide consultation ... Read More


Liberia: As Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition Marks Five Years, Senate Delay Keeps Abortion Provision of Public Health Bill in Limbo

Liberia, July 9 -- Five years ago, organizations working on sexual and reproductive health across Liberia reached the same conclusion: acting alone was not enough. With funding from the Swedish govern... Read More


Taxed Into Shame: Ghana Gives Free Pads, Liberian Girls Cut Up Diapers

Liberia, June 18 -- A pack of four costs L$100, about 50 U.S. cents. She cuts each diaper in two and uses the halves as sanitary pads. If she does not have money for that, she uses clothes. "The diap... Read More


A new generation of male influencers is being asked to confront violence against women and rethink what masculinity means in the social media age.

Liberia, June 5 -- The video lasted less than two minutes. A young woman walking through Red Light Market in Monrovia was suddenly surrounded by a group of men who tore the clothes from her body. Her... Read More


Liberia: Young Liberians Win Historic Taskforce to Fight Sexual Violence - Now Comes the Hard Part

Liberia, May 20 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives When young Liberians marched through the streets of the capital in March demanding stronger action against rape a... Read More


Liberia: Young Liberians Win Historic Taskforce to Fight Sexual Violence - Now Comes

Liberia, May 20 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives When young Liberians marched through the streets of the capital in March demanding stronger action against rape a... Read More