This article is informed by the work and writings of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and what ordinary African women are doing as agents of social transformation in their churches…
Feminist theory and ethics have enormous potentials to transform and energize the discourse on academic freedom and social responsibility. As a theory of knowledge and an intellectual practice, f…
In African childhood studies, ideas about love, sex and gender are often ignored. Despite love’s overarching presence children and young people are often written about as loveless. The study of A…
Given an increasing focus on post armed conflict reconstruction processes on the continent, as well as increased international attention on the prosecution of war crimes and security sector reform …
The South African economy has been undergoing a process of fundamental economic transformation as a result of policies promoting global integration within the global economy. CAROLINE SKINNER and I…
As stipulated by the CEDAW Committee, the right of access to justice for women is a fundamental element of the rule of law, which is essential to the realisation of women’s human rights everywher…
In the autumn of 1981 I went to a conference in Mainz. The theme of the conference was 'The Role of Women in Africa'; it was a traditional academic conference and proceeded in an orderly fashion wi…
Background Many studies have identifi ed a signifi cant positive relation between intimate partner violence and HIV in women, but adjusted analyses have produced inconsistent results. We systemati…
Background: Since 2010, the World Health Organization recommends lifelong antiretroviral treatment for all women living with HIV, and exclusive breastfeeding for six-months followed by breastfeedin…
The purpose of this paper is to interrogate culture as one of the elements or backbones in our social fabric that are used to create obstacles against women‟s participation in the development o…