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Gender biases are revealed in enrolment inequalities and policies that favour male students.
Gender based violence should not be addressed only once it has happened, by jailing offenders. Prevention is just as important.
Rape culture in Kenya means that women are often blamed for being victims of assault. This needs to change.
Laws in Mauritius allow minors to marry while some cultures on the island are tolerant of child marriage.
Even for those that escape, the stigma of refusing a forced marriage separates young women from their family and community.
South Africa must ensure that healthcare workers understand the importance of nutrition and that they transfer the correct messages to caregivers.
Female teachers can act as role models who enhance girls’ motivation and learning outcomes.
We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.
For the thousands of children who have left armed groups, education is crucial to their reintegration.
Efforts to discourage girls from being cut in Tanzania have changed the cultural meaning and practices around the ceremonial rite of passage.
Stories from the ground highlighted the unmet needs of people who are vulnerable and who are left behind.
Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki sought to use South Africa’s diplomatic service to enable the country to punch above its weight.
Large companies have a big role to play in ensuring women’s rights are protected in industries such as horticulture.
South Africa has tended to prioritise race relations over gender relations since formal apartheid ended.
Family, marriage and culture are among the factors that influence black women’s experiences as scientists.
The placenta could hold the answers to why HIV positive women report higher rates of premature deliveries.
Obesity is on the rise among urban African women of reproductive age in all of the 24 countries studied.
Under the Rome Statute, court ordered reparations are available to victims after the accused is found guilty. In the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, this involves over 5,000 victims.
South Africa’s data rollout of its pre-exposure prophylaxis shows that there is a relatively slow, but increasing, uptake. However, more needs to be done to target young women.
Top contributors
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Policy research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
