At a recent event hosted by the African Women Against Corruption Network (AWACN), young women came together to discuss a pressing yet often overlooked issue—corruption, particularly in male-dominated industries. Among the powerful voices was Nonkululeko Radise, a civil engineer who courageously shared her story about navigating an industry filled with corruption and abuse of power. "It’s not just about bribes or kickbacks; sometimes it’s about losing your dignity just to keep your job," Nonkululeko explained to a captivated audience. Her experience, like that of many others, revealed the complex and hidden ways in which corruption specifically targets women. For many, it’s not just about money exchanging hands; it’s about facing pressures that threaten their safety, personal boundaries, and dignity. The discussion wasn’t just about financial misconduct. Corruption can manifest as sexual exploitation, coercion, or manipulation. Women in male-dominated fields are often put
#GenderBasedViolence Is it not sad how some people feel entitled to abuse the next person? Gender based violence is a phenomenon in gender inequality, it is an infinite and unjustified violence against a person because of their gender. Gender based violence is the most common human rights violation in the world, it has absolutely no form of boundaries. Even though it is the most violated human right in the world, it remains embodied in a culture of silence, gender-based violence victims are ripped of their dignity, health autonomy and security yet in most cases remains unpunished. The media is a tool that could be effectively used to help expose gender-based violence abuser and raise awareness to the world. Like we all know by now the media is a double-edged sword, hence absolute transparency and sensibility is required when sharing GBV stories, as whatever is posted on media platforms cannot be erased, if not published accordingly the publication could serve as a to trigger to