Rosemary Okello-Orlale

Africa: Let’s put an end to the media’s gender blackout

Rosemary Okello-Orlale

This 8 March marks 100 years since Clara Zetkin first proposed the annual International Women’s Day (IWD) at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark, a motion unanimously approved by over 100 women from 17 countries.

With Sixteen Days of Activism now in full swing, organisations and governments are focusing significant attention on gender violence and the gender inequalities that play a large role in its prevalence in Africa.