International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This day also serves as a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Worldwide, on the…
The year 2020 came with a number of challenges on a scale we haven’t witnessed in a very long time. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the earth and had an…
When you’re a champion for women’s rights, it means you stand firm in that women have the right to make choices about their bodies. It then only makes sense that what follows is…
All over the world, women strive daily to balance their dual roles as workers in the labour market and as the primary caretakers of children. Unlike most men, women face an added challenge…
It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal citizens. South African women -under the social and even legal control of their…
A lot of women rely on their menstrual cycle as a means of birth control. It can’t be overstated how risky this can be, because you can indeed get pregnant on your period.…
Safe abortion methods
Choosing what to do about an unplanned pregnancy takes its emotional toll. If you decide to terminate the pregnancy, ensure that you opt for a safe abortion procedure. ‘Backstreet’ abortions are not…
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health services (SRHR) and information is essential to protect the health and ability to plan the lives of adolescents. Yet around the world, limiting social norms, gender…
Cape Town, #BlueRibbon is making strides as the My Body, My Choice, My Future movement has increased its reach to the Hout Bay area! We launched our first #BlueRibbon clinic in Potchefstroom on…
There are a number of theories on how COVID-19 affects pregnant women and their babies. Health experts don’t yet have a definitive answer for us either as not enough information is available. It was widely…