This research examines structural formal policies and programs, as well as non-formal, deeply-held institutional assumptions, norms and values that result in gender inequity.
This chapter analyses the links between development and conflict in the context of the protest movements that have arisen in response to the increasing commodification of collective land in Morocco…
African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) organised a one-day Convening in Kampala on November 2010 where it intends to establish a regional focal office before the end of 2011. The Convening was att…
Background: Preventing unwanted pregnancies in Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) is a recognised HIV-prevention strategy. This study explores the fertility intentions and contraceptive practices of WLH…
Historically, women have always been subjugated and oppressed by men in most cultures in Nigeria. This situation is due to the inequality in gender relations between men and women. Rape has alway…
The socialisation of women into self-silencing by religion has complicated pastoral care interventions for the victims of domestic violence, particularly within the context of marriage. This articl…
In the paper we explore tensions between Western gender theory and research, and post-colonial and indigenous feminist standpoints, which challenges us to redefine our roles as feminist-activist ed…
Codou Bop is a longstanding feminist in Senegal, co-founder and coordinator of the organisation GREFELS (Groupe de Recherche sur les Femmes et les Lois au Senegal) or Research Group for Women and…
Background: A growing number of complex public health interventions combine mass media with communitybased “change agents” and/or mobilisation efforts acting at multiple levels. While impact ev…
2009 Annual Report: Imparting Generations of African Women