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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The National Young Women Political Council of Liberia (NYWPLC), with the support of ActionAid Liberia (AAL), successfully ...

Liberia's significant strides toward economic growth, educational parity, and greater protections for women's rights have not translated to equal opportunities for women in the workforce.

A coalition of women from across Liberia has launched a nationwide campaign--#SheDeservesASeat--in support of Edith Gongloe-Weh, the only female candidate contesting the upcoming Nimba County ...

The first all-female unit of UN peacekeepers stand at attention as they arrive outside Liberia's capital, Monrovia, on January 30, 2007. Christopher Herwig/Reuters Women are routinely ...

The West African State of Liberia is one of 27 countries in the world that has legislation denying women the right to pass on their nationality to their children in the same way as men. This means ...

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 ...