Uganda Baseline Survey on the African Women's Rights Protocol- The Maputo Pro…

Why the Maputo Protocol? A key question posed by many stakeholders is why the Maputo Protocol in light of existing laws and human rights instruments at the international, regional and national leve…

Women Tweet on Violence: From #YesAllWomen to #MeToo

From the earliest feminist press to Twitter, women have used technology to create and sustain narratives that demand attention and redress for gendered violence. Herein we argue that the #MeToo boo…

Regarding Muslims: From Slavery to Postapartheid. By Gabeba Baderoon. Johanne…

From Slavery to Postapartheid is a pioneering study that examines historical and contemporary representations of Islam and Muslims in South Africa. With intellectual sophistication and creativity…

Towards an Anti-Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Norm in the Great Lakes Regi…

This qualitative study was informed by interviews and focus group discussions with women's organisations and Ministries of Gender in the various countries. This was complemented by a review of l…

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Physical or Sexual Intimate Violence Perpetrat…

Background Evidence-based interventions are essential in the prevention of violence against women (VAW). An understanding of risk factors for male perpetration of VAW using population-based researc…

Intimate Partner Violence, Health Behaviours, and Chronic Physical Illness am…

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Masculinities and Religion in Kaduna, Nigeria: A Struggle for Continuity at a…

This paper addresses coping strategies used by men in Kaduna to ward off chaos resulting from economic instability, situating them within the global context and national policies on gender and reli…

Mortality of Women From Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa: A National…

The purpose of this article is to describe mortality of women from intimate partner violence (IPV) in South Africa using a retrospective national study in a proportionate random sample of 25 mortua…

The Violence of Power: Power Relations and Women’s Experience of Violence

Violence against women involves the physical and verbal (both subtle and overt) coercion of women of all age groups, ethnic/racial backgrounds, religious persuasions, and socio-economic background.…

Women’s Identities and Power

In the opening part of this chapter, I explore the meaning of power (but would not lay claim to undertaking an exhaustive exploration of the meaning of the subject) and make a case for why women ne…