Women

The non-governmental organisation, Blossom Inc, on Friday told the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) that there are increased cases of Venezuelan migrant women being victims of sexual and gender-based violence mainly in three interior regions of Guyana. Blossom Inc’s Founder, Dr Ayodele Dalgety-Dean told a thematic hearing requested by the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) that there has been a ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan Although Guyana has managed to maintain a Tier 1 ranking in the United States (US) State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 2020 report for a fourth consecutive year, recommendations have been made to set up shelters in outlying areas, outside of the densely populated coastal region. On Thursday, stakeholder representatives from various government ministries and agencies, including ...

First Lady Sandra Granger on Wednesday lamented the scarcity of data on women in business, even as the United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch said globally available data highlights the value of women in the development of countries. Addressing the opening of the WeLead Conference on women’s entrepreneurship, an initiative of the non-governmental organisation, WeLead Caribbean, Mrs. Granger ...

Girls in Tech (GIT), a global non-profit that work to put an end to gender inequality in high-tech industries and startups will launch a Guyana chapter on August 7, the organisation said Wednesday. It is Girls in Tech’s mission to support women with the access and the community they need to succeed in the technology industry by educating and empowering ...

—A response to the deaths of Karen Shondell Reid and her offspring of Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne). by Pere DeRoy PhD student in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Kansas Many women in Guyana think about pregnancy and childbirth as a blessing and a curse. A common thread in stories of pregnancy and ...