Turi Abande (Where do we belong?): A Landscape Analysis of theHuman Rights of…

Burundi is similar to Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya in that same sex sexuality and sex work are criminalized under the Penal Code of 2009. This report is mapping the growth of the LBGT and sex worker…

Making UN Resolution 1325 a reality for Women: Peace Exposition on the 10th A…

The report presents the highlights of Isis-WICCE's annual peace exposition that was held in 2010 to celebrate 10 years of the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution. The exposition provi…

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 of …

A Theoretical Perspective on Women and Poverty in Botswana

Botswana has made remarkable progress in terms of economic and social development. The position of the government is that policies and programmes should benefit all citizens equally. More specifi…

Same-sex Sexual Coercion among Women The Impact of Minority Stress on Perpetr…

The purpose of the current study was to investigate women’s experiences with same-sex sexual coercion perpetration and victimization. Specifically, I sought to explore the role that the stress …

The Devil is in the Details: At the Nexus of Development, Women's Rights and …

This paper aims to be a resource that improves understanding of how religious fundamentalisms constrain development and women's rights in particular, and, how development actors can challenge rathe…

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Contesting Beauty: Black Lesbians on the Stage

The 1995 publication, Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa (Gevisser and Cameron, 1995), pioneered a new field of study that is yet to be fully recognised in South Africa. This r…

Centralising Women's Agency in Peace Building And Ending Conflict: The Burund…

The Burundi conflict is one of the prominent intrastate conflicts threatening stability in the Great Lakes Region and characterized by high rates of civilian casualties and massive human rights vio…

Gender, Globalization and the Digital

In the nearly two years since this special issue, “Gender, Globalization, and the Digital,” was first proposed, the state of gender in digital spaces around the world has only grown more dismal…