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

As Sweden Exits Liberia, Girls' Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Face an Uncertain Future

Liberia, May 13 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives S.D. COOPER ROAD, Paynesville - At a Valentine's Day gathering earlier this year, a teenage girl stood before her... Read More

Liberia's House Backs 30 Percent Gender Quota for Candidates, but Women's Groups Warn of Easy Escape Clause

Liberia, May 11 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives Walk into Liberia's Capitol Building during a legislative session, and the gender imbalance is difficult to miss.... Read More

Liberia: Three in Every Four Liberian Are Under 35, the United Nations Promises a New Approach Will Give Them a Role in Shaping Programs Meant for Them

Liberia, April 30 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives "If they are not feeling it, if you are not making a difference in what they do, then we are irrelevant." That... Read More

Liberia: Youth Hear the Cost of Leadership And Ask for Their Turn

Liberia, April 27 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea and Tetee Gebro, gender correspondents with New Narratives Young Liberians sat face-to-face with some of the country's most powerful political figures la... Read More

Liberia: Nine Out of Every Ten Women Take Antibiotic Every Month a Survey Finds: Experts Describe Findings as 'Catastrophic' For All Liberians

Liberia, April 16 -- Summary: By Gloria Wleh with New Narratives DUAZON, Margibi County -  On a recent weekday, L. had just ended her four days of monthly menstruation. The next day the 18-year... Read More

Liberia: Tightens Controls on Abortion Drug - But Women's Groups Warn Against Blocking Access to Care

Liberia, April 14 -- Summary: By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives Liberian women's health advocates have cautiously welcomed a government announcement that it is going to more c... Read More