Sexual Violence and the Limits of Laws’ Powers to Alter Behaviour: The Case…
Despite having one of the most inclusive and progressive constitutions in the world, South Africa (SA) has one of the highest rates of sexual offences globally. This article measures the extent o…
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Measuring Women's Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploratory and Confirma…
Background: Women’s status and empowerment influence health, nutrition, and socioeconomic status of women and their children. Despite its benefits, however, research on women’s empowerment in…
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Gender rights in post-colonial societies: A comparative study of Kenya and India
This paper is a comparative legal study undertaken to determine the current status of gender rights in two countries: India and Kenya. The countries were selected on the basis of their similar lega…
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Gender-based Household Compositional Changes and Implications for Poverty in …
Poverty is one of the most challenging socio-economic problems in South Africa. Though poverty rates have been substantially reduced in the post-apartheid period, many South Africans remain poor.…
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Obstacles for Women in Leadership Positions: The Case of South Africa
One of the findings of a 2007 survey done by the South African Commission on Gender Equality is that more than 30 percent of the respondents are of the opinion that women are too emotional to handl…
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Gender Analysis of Labour Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Evide…
This paper uses micro data from recent labour force surveys collected in Cameroon and Mali to explore gender differentials in labour market outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this c…
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Gender role and fertility behaviour among Calabar and Oban communities in Cro…
Discussions on fertility behaviour and population control policies have focused exclusively on the behaviour of females, and often target women for change while disregarding the role of the males.…
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Strengthening Gender Research to Improve Girls' and Women's Education in Afri…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ratified in 1948 by the United Nations elevated education as a basic human right. All sub-Saharan countries endorsed the Declaration, as they did the Ed…
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The Politics and Economics of Body Image and Sexuality in Africa: Thoughts fr…
Body image is internal and external. It is seen by ourselves and by others. Social body image constructs seem to be built on what is deemed to be beautiful within our cultural contexts, which in …
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Invoking Memories of Legendary African Women: a Reading of Rocha Chimera's Tr…
This article examines how legendary representations enable reinterpretation of the histories of women in Africa. It shows that ascribing heroic and revolutionary qualities to re-membered African wo…
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