Enhancing gender equality in agroforestry systems

Agroforestry systems contribute to provisioning food and nutrition, medicine, and income to rural households and play critical cultural roles and regulatory functions around the world. As such, agr…

Emerging gender issues as correlates to sustainable vocational agriculture ed…

This study examined emerging gender issues as correlates to sustainable vocational agriculture education in Taraba State, Nigeria. Four specific objectives and research questions guided the study. …

Adolescent Sex and ‘Defilement’ in Malawi Law and Society

During colonisation Malawi received a Western penal code, which included the ‘defilement’ provision, restricting males from sexually accessing girls below a specified age. Countries that main…

Reclaiming Popular Culture to Promote Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment

In order to further promote gender equality and women's empowerment, there is a need for women's rights organisations to adopt strategies that can target a mass base of the population if perception…

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…

In Bloom: AWDF Activity Report 2017

We acknowledge African women’s experience, skill and agency in leading positive change in all domains, and therefore focus our investments in resourcing African women’s activism, amplifying Afr…

Easy-to-Use Guide for Mainstreaming Gender

This guide was developed by FEMNET fellows based on their experiences and expertise in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The document helps organisations to mainstream gender in their organisations' polic…

Exploring examples of women’s leadership in African contexts

The need to explore examples of women’s leadership in African contexts has risen with initiatives such as the United Nations (UN) African Women Leaders Network, African Women in Science and Engin…

Report of the African Women's Regional Consultation Meeting on Aid Effectiven…

"On May 26-27, 2008, FEMNET, in collaboration with AWEPON, AWDF, Action Aid International-Africa and UNIFEM Africa Section organised a regional consultation for African women's organisations on the…

African Women's Regional Consultation Meeting On Aid Effectiveness And Gender…

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