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…
Background: In South Africa, young women are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection with about 2363 new infections per week in 2015. Proper condom use is one of the most effective HIV/AIDS preve…
More than a decade has passed since Ester Boserup's book, Woman's Role in Economic Development, was published.1 Probably no single work on the subject of women and development has been quoted as of…
The Malawi National Attitudes Survey (MNAS), the first nationally representative survey of attitudes towards LGBT I (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people in Malawi, confirms man…
This paper argues that the rights of women to be included in decisions about energy use and their experiences with energy use are ignored. Using an eco-feminist perspective this article explores ho…
The 21st century has seen an outpouring of works by African women writers and many of them have been unabashedly feminist. These works have one thing in common: they tell of bodies in pain and th…
The lack of capacity has hindered Africa from exploiting the investment and trade opportunities offered by the global economy. This paper is to highlight the major capacity constraints and challeng…
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…