When I dare to be powerful": On the Road to a Sexual Rights Movement in East …

This publication breaks the silence regarding women's sexuality. Governments, women's rights activists and other social movements, often fail to understand the connection between sex work, forced e…

African Women's Regional Consultation Meeting On Aid Effectiveness And Gender…

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The Impact of Education on Women's Preferences for Gender Equality: Evidence …

We use data from Sierra Leone where a substantial education program provided increased access to education for primary-school age children but did not benefit children who were older.We exploit the…

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To a Different Degree": Student Reflections on Gender and Women's Studies

This piece is therefore informed by a panel presentation of student experiences of GWS at particular South African institutions. Barabra Boswell shared her insights of GWS at the University of the …

Institutionalising Gender Equality in African Universities: The Case of Women…

The critical description of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Makerere University presented in this short article aims to illustrate what has been achieved and what remains challeng…

Local Constructions of Gender-Based Violence amongst IDPs in Northern Uganda:…

Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant problem in conflict-affected settings. Understanding local constructions of such violence is crucial to developing preventive and responsive…

Putting them in their place: “respectable” and “unrespectable” women …

In this article, I consider how women in the former colony of Southern Rhodesia and contemporary Zimbabwe were and still are defined as “respectable” or “unrespectable”. I go on to draw out…

'This Is the Time to Get in Front': Changing Roles and Opportunities for Wome…

Most research on women in war focuses on female losses. This article demonstrates that wars may also bring gains. The scope of political and economic roles that Liberian women perform today appears…

Bringing Gender Dimensions Back from Obscurity: Governance, Peace and Securit…

This publication makes a set of observations which, in part, explain the absence of a qualitative shift towards gender equality in these fields. it also offers some proposals for relocating gender …