Female Genital Mutilation: Tradition Versus Human Rights

In this issue of the African Journal of Urology most aspects of thepractice known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are reviewed indepth by several outstanding authors. Since FGM is ‘genital sur…

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Condom Negotiation, HIV Testing, and HIV Risks among Women from Alcohol Servi…

Background: Women in South Africa are at particularly high-risk for HIV infection and are dependent on their male partners’ use of condoms for sexual risk reduction. However, many women are afrai…

The Challenges of Underweight and Overweight in South African Children: Are W…

Underweight and overweight are adverse effects of malnutrition and both are associated with negative health consequences in children and adolescents. In South Africa, the burden of economic and soc…

Renforcer la recherche sur le genre pour améliorer l'éducation des filles e…

Les disparités existant entre les genres en matière d’accès, de rétention et de performances au sein du secteur éducatif d’Afrique subsaharienne nous rappellent que la …

Why are there No Great, Female, and Egyptian Scholars?

This essay is a study on the topics that Egyptian women shine their lights on. I write this because I identify as an Egyptian woman, and I never hear these women’s names during my scholarship. I …

Designing a risk communication strategy for health hazards posed by tradition…

In African societies, traditional slaughter is linked to celebrations like weddings or births, as well as funerals and ancestor veneration. Participants in traditional slaughter of goats are at ris…

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 …

Breakthrough's Bell Bajao! A Campaign to Bring Domestic Violence to a Halt

This paper is a comprehensive documentation of Breakthrough's methodology for advancing human rights, using the Bell Bajao! (Ring the Bell!) campaign as a case study. Breakthrough is a global human…

The State of Civil Society Organisations' Sustainability in Ghana: Striving, …

This Report provides new insights about the sustainability of Civil Society (CS), and makes recommendations on what CS in Ghana must pay attention to if the sector is to remain valuable, and releva…