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Let's turn the ABC around: the communicaton needs of young women in Kampala to prevent HIV/AIDS
17 February 11
Regional relevance: International
This thesis is a part of a Bachelor’s degree within the field of Media and Communication at the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University in Sweden. It is based on a Minor Field Study accomplished from the 30th of October to the 17th of December 2006 in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
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Gender roles in magazine adverts: a comparison between Egypt and Sweden
15 February 11
Regional relevance: International
Middle Eastern countries are highlighted by media today and people all over the world are getting more interested in the Middle Eastern cultures. Egypt is one of the more liberal and west influenced countries in the Middle East but despite that only one survey has been done of Egyptian media contexts trying to... [read more]
To Make a Mark: a qualitative study of female journalist's working conditions in Ghana
10 February 11
Regional relevance: International
This is a qualitative study based on fieldwork carried out in Accra, Ghana April 3 – May 29, 2010. The aim was to shed light on how a selected number of female Ghanaian journalists experience their working conditions from a gender based perspective. The material consists of eight semi-structured interviews ranging... [read more]
Empowerment in the Headlines: how three Indian newspapers report on gender inequality
08 February 11
Regional relevance: International
India is the world’s largest democracy, one of the fastest growing economies and an enormous market for newspapers. It is also a country with deeply rooted gender biases where women are highly discriminated and marginalized at all levels of the society. The media is considered an important agent of power.... [read more]
A tabloid campaign to fight gender-based violence
01 February 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
The Gender Links 2008 research, Gender and tabloids in Southern Africa recommended that gender and media activists "conduct campaigns to publicise and devise strategies for increasing gender awareness and sensitivity in the tabloid industry". This was after the research found out that women's views are often ignored... [read more]
Gender security, gendered violence and social justice
01 February 11
Regional relevance: Regional
This paper locates the development of girls schooling and the promotion of gender equality through schooling (the subject of MDG Goal 3) within the context of the ambition to have achieved by 2011, a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers (MDG Goal 7). [read more]
Gendered dimensions of food security in South Africa: A literature review
01 February 11
Regional relevance: Regional, South Africa
This short study provides a broad literature review of the gendered dimensions of food security in South Africa with recourse to the current critical literature focused on South and Southern Africa, and to a lesser extent, Africa. The study embraces a qualitative approach, and provides an exploratory and descriptive... [read more]
The post-apartheid South African state and the advancement of gender equality: the experience of the national gender machinery
11 November 10
This study seeks to contribute to feminist analysis of whether the post-apartheid South African state represents a model of how the state can advance gender equality. The study analyses the institutional mechanisms that have been put in place by the South African government aimed at advancing gender equality. It... [read more]
Educational innovations and their adoption: the case of gender awareness in rural Swaziland.
11 November 10
Despite initiatives by the Swaziland government in conscientising the public about equal participation of women and men in development issues, most women especially in rural areas, do not attribute their economic problems or lack of economic advancement to gender inequality. The aim of this research was to find out... [read more]
Sexual Practices and Levirate Marriages in Mansa District of Zambia
11 November 10
This study investigated sexual practices in two communities of Mansa District in Zambia. The specific objectives of the study were to examine local views on patterns of sexual behavior; determine whether extra-nuptial sex, sexual cleansing and levirate marriage are practiced in the context of the HIV and AIDS... [read more]
