/channels/taxonomy/term/13089/all en /channels/channels/news/smart-phones-are-empowering-women-worldwide-322809 <p>By giving women access to information they otherwise wouldn’t have, mobile phones are transforming lives. Putting smart phones in women’s hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University, University of Oxford and Bocconi University.</p> Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:35:40 +0000 webfull 161661 at /channels /channels/news/divorce-decline-sub-saharan-africa-257332 <p><span>With education, employment and income levels all rising for women in sub-Saharan Africa, many observers have speculated that divorce rates would follow suit – as they have in much of the developed world.  But a new study by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University researchers finds that divorce rates across 20 African countries over the past 20 years have remained stable or declined.</span></p> Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:52:38 +0000 webfull 114635 at /channels /channels/news/preventable-deaths-children-hiv-261780 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Reducing opportunistic infections such as TB in children with HIV could save both lives and money</em></p> Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:28:48 +0000 webfull 119971 at /channels /channels/news/child-marriage-remains-widespread-many-countries-sub-saharan-africa-267005 <p> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:03:24 +0000 webfull 126257 at /channels