Feminist Organizing for Women's Human Rights in Africa: Current and Emerging …

There have been some significant gains for women in Africa over the past 15 to 20 years. Women are taking positions of leadership in increasing numbers in political, economic, legal and social fiel…

South African Engagement with Muslim Personal Law: The Women’s Legal Centre…

This case study article examines the South African context, introduces the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) in Cape Town, South Africa as a feminist organisation, and explores the strategies of the W…

Disrupting Orthodoxies in Economic Development — An African Feminist Perspe…

In recent years, women’s economic empowerment (WEE) has been the focus of perhaps the most intensive spotlight to date within the international development global arena. The creation of the UN …

Validating Woman's Knowledge and Experience: A Case Study of Women's Experien…

"This paper aims at demonstrating that women’s experiences and knowledge about food security are critical in order to create all inclusive and more comprehensive policies not only in food s…

Obstacles for Women in Leadership Positions: The Case of South Africa

One of the findings of a 2007 survey done by the South African Commission on Gender Equality is that more than 30 percent of the respondents are of the opinion that women are too emotional to ha…

Grants Awarded Nigeria 2001 - 2010

AWDF awards grants to African women's organizations working in the following thematic areas: Women's Human Rights Economic Empowerment Political Participation Peace-Building Healt…

The Abused Generation: My Child, My Age Mate

The report documents Isis WICCE's annual Peace Exposition that was held in Kasese in 2011 that focused on ending child marriage in the district. It provided a space for different stakeholders t…

10 years of leadership & empowerment for African women

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Women and Political Governance in Africa: A Feminist Perspective

This study seeks to examine and analyze the different ways in which African women leaders in their respective capacities in civil society, political parties and in government/State institutions h…

Invoking Memories of Legendary African Women: a Reading of Rocha Chimera's Tr…

This article examines how legendary representations enable reinterpretation of the histories of women in Africa. It shows that ascribing heroic and revolutionary qualities to remembered African wom…