Ethiopia's gender equality efforts are getting some well-deserved attention lately. On Oct. 16, the country's prime minister Abiy Ahmed appointed women to half of the positions in the cabinet. Last ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As Philadelphia police search for the driver who struck and killed 48-year-old Meaza Brown, family, friends and coworkers laid her to rest on Tuesday. The incident happened on ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman was killed in an early morning hit-and-run in Philadelphia's University City section on Thursday. Police say 48-year-old Meaza Brown was walking to work with some ...

Meaza Ashenafi currently serves as an adviser on gender and women’s rights in the Capacity Development Division of UNECA. She is a very active attorney who advocates for the legal protection of women, ...

Meaza Ashenafi is a leading advocate for justice, human rights, women's rights and gender equality. She was a founder and the first executive director of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association.