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Liberia: Nimba Women, You Have the Numbers - - Now Use Them
In just a few days, voters in Nimba County will go to the polls to choose a new senator, someone to take the seat left vacant by the late Prince Yormie Johnson. It is a crowded race, with six men and ...
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Liberia: Access to Land Limits Women's Participation in Agriculture
She noted that while women make up a large percentage of Liberia's agricultural workforce, many do not have control over the ...
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It is time Liberia enacts legislation banning FGM
According to the United Nations, more than 50 percent of Liberian women between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone the ...
Liberia’s women in white: the non-violent movement that helped end 14 years of civil war
In December 2011, Leymah Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her role in helping to end the devastating civil war in Liberia. She had mobilised thousands of women to take part in daily, ...
Witness History - Liberia’s women in white who helped end civil war - BBC Sounds
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Liberia’s women in white: the non-violent movement that helped end 14 years of civil war
The Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace staged their first protest in a football field close to Monrovia's fish market. Some of the women also went on sex strike. Show more In December 2011 ...
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It is time Liberia enacts legislation banning FGM
In 2022, the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL) announced a three-year moratorium on female genital mutilation (FGM). A year later, the council made another proclamation to ...