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Makerere sacks six staff over sexual harassment

admin | March 24, 2023

By Dorothy Nagitta | Monitor Makerere University has sacked at least six of its staff over their involvement in sexual harassment scandals. The six, including one non-teaching staff and other five teaching staff, were involved in scandals recorded between 2018 and 2022. Dr Euzobia Mugisha Baine, the director of Gender Mainstreaming […]

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69% of Ugandan female journalists sexually harassed – WIN report

Ritah Kemigisa | February 14, 2023

A 2021 global study analysing sexual harassment in 20 countries by Women in News has revealed that women are two times more likely to experience sexual harassment than men. The study shows that, on average, 56% of women journalists have experienced verbal sexual harassment and at least 38% have been […]

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CSOs resurrect campaign to fight sexual harassment in universities

Moses Ndhaye | December 21, 2022

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under their umbrella organization, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) are spearheading a gender-based violence campaign to end the rampant sexual harassment cases happening in higher-learning institutions in the country. The Board Member of the Women of Uganda Network Organization, Dr. Ajera Nakafero, also the commissioner of […]