South Africa and Gender
- Capital:
Pretoria - Population:
49000000 - Size:
1219912.0 Km2
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- Is heterosexuality fuelling the HIV pandemic?
- P Jaffray / Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2008
- This paper examines the issues relating to heterosexist notions of masculinity, femininity and sexuality within the context of the HIV and AIDS pandemic currently being experienced in South Africa. From reviewing the current lite...
- For worse or for better - tabloid expansion and gender in Africa
- C, Lowe Morna; S, Ndlovu / Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2008
- Part of Mirror on the Media series of monitoring reports, this paper reviews gender and peoples perceptions in the tabloid media across Mauritius, South Africa and Tanzania. It monitors three newspapers in each country over a one mont...
- Is there potential for women in southern African photo journalism?
- Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2004
- How can images be used to challenge gender stereotypes in southern Afirca? This manual aims to provide an insight into gender and photojournalism in Southern Africa. Developed by experts and practitioners in the field and targeted at ...
- Sexual violence against women during conflict: the need for a coordinated effort
- Estelle Zinsstag / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Systematic campaigns of rape in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s have drawn international attention to the abuse of women in times of war. But the number of victims who receive redress or support for rebuilding their ...
- Is sexuality sufficiently covered by the media in Africa?
- Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2005
- What is the extent of print media reportage of sexuality issues in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa? The findings, conclusions and recommendations of this research are similar. The print media all record low coverage, ...
- Is violence against women during conflict on the decline?
- A. Pillay / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2005
- This document discusses the relationship between gender and peacekeeping in Africa. It draws on evidence from two Southern African peacekeeping experiences: the United Nations Observer Mission to South Africa (UNOMSA) and the Org...
- Prevailing gender biases in South African advertising
- C.L. Morna; S. Ndlovu / Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2007
- Covering 1,650 radio, television, print and billboard advertisements in Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, this study establishes how women and men are represented and portrayed in advertising. Key findings of th...
- Maternal, child and women's health in South Africa: review 2006
- A. Padarath / Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2007
- What are the achievements, challenges and gaps that impact on transformation and strengthening of the South African health system? The South African Health Review (SAHR) serves as a knowledge resource on the development of the nationa...
- Women’s role in South Africa’s political history
- H. Scanlon / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007
- Apartheid’s most fierce attack on the lives of African women was conducted in the Western Cape. This book presents an unusual and regional perspective on the political history of South African women during the period 1948 to 197...
- Boosting women’s rights through constitutional design
- Georgina Waylen / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Along with the increased importance of constitutional design in democratic transitions there is a realisation that this process can be used to improve women’s rights. Activists could use constitutions to create a broad framework ...
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