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Engaging Grassroots in Malawi on the South African Development Community Gender and Development Protocol
20 May 11
Regional relevance: Malawi
As a principle of national policy, the Malawi Republican Constitution in Section 13 and Section 4(1,2) incorporates the participation of women in all spheres of society on the basis of equality with men and the right to full and equal protection by the law. It further states that any law that discriminates against... [read more]
Taking the Media to Task in Namibia Bertha vs Informanté Newspaper
20 May 11
Regional relevance: Zambia
Bertha Amakali was one of the winners in the category of Individual Innovation at the first Gender Justice and Local Government Summit awards held in Johannesburg in March 2010 (see sidebar for citation). Following the award, the local newspaper Informanté wrote a story entitled "Polytechnic of Nam Lecturer Hijacks... [read more]
Using Social Media to Empower Women: a case study from Southern Africa
19 May 11
Regional relevance: International
This paper describes the political and societal impact of social media on southern Africa, discussing the increase of social media technologies in the region as a tool for development. It looks at ways social media is being used to empower women and other disadvantaged groups, analysing its use as a conduit for... [read more]
Missing Half the story: Journalism as if Gender Matters
19 May 11
Regional relevance: Africa
The book, Missing Half the Story: Journalism as if Gender Matters, was put together by professional journalists sharing their insight and belief that there is a missing angle to much of the reporting in the media. The book suggests that a gendered lens allows journalists to gain deeper insights into the various... [read more]
Advocating for Social Change: People’s Choice Radio
18 May 11
Regional relevance: Lesotho
The aim of this case study is to provide readers with an idea of what it means to be living with HIV/AIDS in Lesotho, and how media can be part of addressing the pandemic and related stigma. People’s Choice Radio (PCFM) developed a policy of “know your status” where each employee was encouraged to get tested... [read more]
Who Makes the News? 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project
04 May 11
Regional relevance: Africa
The 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) provides a one day snapshot of gender portrayal and the representation of women and men in newspaper, television and radio news simultaneously in 108 countries, including 27 African countries. The findings constitute a body of evidence on the current extent of gender... [read more]
Feminist Africa 14: Rethinking gender and violence
21 April 11
Regional relevance: International, Regional, South Africa
The latest issue of Feminist Africa, a publication of the University of Cape Town's Africa Gender Institute, is now available in full text online. This issue of Feminist Africa seeks to take stock, as it were, of some contemporary thinking on gender and violence. The four feature articles tackle both “old” and... [read more]
Attitudes toward lesbians and gay men: relations with gender, race and religion among university students
20 April 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
This study posits that although the South African government has shown an unprecedented commitment to acknowledging and upholding the human rights of lesbians and gay men, negative attitudes exist towards lesbians and gay men in university communities. A survey of 880 heterosexual students (356 men and 524 women) in... [read more]
Working the City: experiences of migrant women in inner-city Johannesburg
19 April 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
In October 2010, an exhibition entitled “Working the City: experiences of migrant women in inner-city Johannesburg” was held at the Market Photo Workshop (MPW) in Johannesburg. The month-long exhibition was the culmination of a participatory photography project which involved collaboration between Sisonke Sex... [read more]
Gender in education: An overview of developing trends in Africa
15 April 11
Regional relevance: Regional
The last decades of the twentieth century saw many concerted efforts in research into gender issues all over the world. In Africa, international bodies and educationalists began looking into the way girls and women were faring in education in the 1960s. Their findings were depressing. By the 1970s, some African... [read more]
