International Women's Day
Leading up to the International Women’s Day 2023, I had the wonderful opportunity to catch up with three amazing women: Associate Fellows...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Aug 1, 20222 min read
CYGEN: Open Call for Applications!
The Commonwealth Youth Gender & Equality Network (CYGEN) is a youth-led network that actively promotes and supports the meaningful...
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Aubrey Chidziwisano
Jun 20, 20223 min read
Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Women's Leadership in Malawi
(Photo: The Honourable Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament (Mchinji South Constituency) This...
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Taofeekat Adigun
Jun 15, 20228 min read
Strategies to improve Youth Transition Policy
The world of work continues to be affected by the evolving dynamics of the pandemic, which continues to widen disparities among young...
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Nandini Tanya Lallmon
May 23, 20227 min read
Preventing accidental outing: Tips for closeted LGBTQIA+ people
The physical and digital worlds are increasingly intertwined when it comes to safety. Prejudices that manifest online can lead to...
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Umair Asif
May 17, 20225 min read
Using sport as a tool to improve young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy
Sports has been endorsed as an innovative tool of social and sustainable development by the United Nations (UN, 2015; STĂNESCU et al.,...
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Olayemi Amusile
Apr 21, 20225 min read
Women's Leadership and Ending Forced Marriages in Africa
Forced marriage does not just affect individuals. Its consequences are widespread, spanning local, national and international levels....
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Eudora Ogechukwu Nwangwu
Apr 12, 20224 min read
Evaluation of the health implications of Nigeria’s same-sex prohibition act
Eudora Nwangwu, CYGEN Lead for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics Rights evaluates the health...
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Taofeekat Adigun
Mar 11, 20225 min read
REFLECTIONS ON THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PARLIAMENT: A YEAR THAT ASKED QUESTIONS
By Taofeekat Adigun The Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network (CYGEN) is a network of young experts advocating for gender...
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yelluk
Mar 11, 20227 min read
Child Early and Forced Marriage: A Norm Endangering Girls and Women.
Article by: Christine Ghati Alfons I am the founder of Safe Engage Foundation, an organisation working with youths as the change agents...
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yelluk
Mar 10, 20222 min read
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: RCS IN EUROPE
As the RCS Working Group Lead for Equality in Europe I believe that we should recognise the contributions and achievements of women*...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Mar 8, 20221 min read
International Women's' Day 2022
On International Women's Day 2022 members of the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network joined Chair of the Royal Commonwealth...
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