The Gender Links Opinion and Commentary Service provides mainstream media with fresh perspectives on the news that affects the every day lives of women and men. Initiated in 2003, the Service aims to produce ten opinion pieces each month from writers across Africa on topical news items. These articles are inte
grated into various media sources and are uploaded onto the GMDC website for online viewing. In 2007/ 2008, The GL Service produced 128 articles in 25 different themes providing a gender perspective
on news and current events. This service provides an opportunity for contributers to speak their mind on a variety of relevant and often controversial subjects.
To view articles please scroll below or for specific search terms, click here.
If you are interested in contributing to the service or publishing any of the articles, contact Deborah Walter at editor@genderlinks.org.za.
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The success of global economic recovery plans will depend on how far governments are willing to relook at models traditionally advocated for by economists to start embracing the informal sector model where women are the majority. [read more]
Women from Africa and Asia are pointing accusing fingers at their governments and donors for neither analysing climate change from a gender perspective nor putting in place mechanisms to cushion them from its ravages. Discussing the matter at the CSW54 Beijing+ 15 Review held 1-12 March, they say most governments... [read more]
This 8 March marks a 100 years since Clara Zetkin first proposed the annual “International Women’s Day” at an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, a motion unanimously approved by over 100 women from 17 countries. When IWD was honoured the first time the following year, more than one... [read more]
Around the world on 8 March, thousands of women (and men!) worldwide will celebrate International Women's Day by gathering on bridges from San Francisco to Congo to call for an end to war and demonstrate that women can build the bridges of peace and hope. This action, organised by Women to Women International, is... [read more]
Sitting in my office in Johannesburg reading the newspaper daily paper published for the Beijing+15 Review at the Conference on the Status of Women in New York, I feel a sense of discomfort, a sense of a world going wrong. [read more]
Women are yet to make significant inroads into the media 15 years after the Beijing Platform of Action recognised its centrality in advancing women’s rights. Preliminary findings of the 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project conducted by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) suggests that women... [read more]
African countries, known for their penchant to ratify international conventions and other instruments, are not doing well when it comes to providing periodical reports on progress made in implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). [read more]
While the past fifteen years has seen some gains for women in education and political decision-making, women’s sexual and reproductive rights are under threat; violence has increased and the financial crisis is threatening limited economic gains. This is the clear message emerging from non-governmental... [read more]
In the eyes of many, 2010 is a year for Africa. The 2010 World Cup will be the first in history hosted on the continent. From the time of the historic announcement of South Africa’s successful bid, many neighbouring countries have been working towards improving their infrastructure and making sure their citizens... [read more]
As the World Cup dates draws near, the energy in South Africa and the neighbouring countries is palpable. Millions of people will soon streaming to South Africa to watch one of the most coveted tournament in the football fraternity. [read more]
