Gender Justice Barometer
The Gender Justice Barometer is a regional e-newsletter that monitors the developments in addressing gender violence in Southern African countries. It is produced by Gender Links in partnership with the Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) Network with support from the Norwegian Council for Africa.The Barometer will track progress in the introduction of laws, services and public awareness campaigns based on the gaps identified in an audit undertaken by the Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA). The audit found that despite the important strides Southern African countries have made in ending discrimination against women, the levels of gender violence remain exceptionally high.
The high levels of gender violence in the region are a direct threat to the hard fought for gains that have been made in terms of women’s rights in the region. In addition, gender violence is increasingly being recognised as a developmental constraint that, according to the Millennium Taskforce on Education and Gender Equality “retards economic growth and poverty reduction”.
It is essential that gender and women’s rights activists and governments track the impact of their work in order to measure whether or not they are making a difference. The Gender Justice Barometer is a tool that can be used firstly, to track progress in gender justice work in the region and also to hold governments in Southern Africa accountable to the commitments they have made to address gender violence through their obligations to international and regional instruments.
One such regional instrument is the Southern African Development Community Addendum on the Eradication of All forms of Violence Against Women and Children. The Addendum commits Southern African governments to taking measures to end gender violence. These measures include:
- Legal,
- Social, economic, cultural and political,
- Services,
- Education, training and awareness building,
- Integrated approaches and,
- Budgetary allocations.
Taking its lead from the Addendum, the Gender Justice Barometer is structured around these six measures to end gender violence. Gender Links and GEMSA invite you to join us in this important project by send us information and news that would be of interest to those working in the gender violence sector. We hope that this resource will assist in sharing the best practices, success and challenges of eradicating gender violence in the region.
Roadmap to Equality, Issue 5, November 2009
15 November 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Roadmap to Equality. This edition comes at a very exciting time with Malawi signing and Zimbabwe ratifying the Protocol in October. This period also includes the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women campaign. The campaign starts on the 25 November and ends on the 10 December. [read more]
Roadmap to Equality, Issue 4, October 2009
15 October 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
Charles Dickens wrote in the Tale of two cities, " It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." For the Alliance this quote rings very true in light of the events over the last two months. Alliance members, led by Loga Virahsawmy, Protocol Alliance Coordinator and Director of Gender Links Francophone... [read more]
Roadmap to Equality, Issue 2, August 2009
15 August 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
This edition of the Barometer precedes the SADC Heads of States meeting in the DRC from the 2-8 September 2009. It will be interesting to see what member states have done since the signing of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Develeopment in August 2008.
Gender Links is conducting an audit of where SADC member states... [read more]
Roadmap to Equality, Issue 1, July 2009
15 July 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
So you have been missing the Gender Justice Barometer and have been feeling left out on developments around the Protocol ... well it was WORTH THE WAIT! In line with the signing of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development, Gender Links has improved its e-newsletter, 'The Gender Justice Barometer' to Roadmap to... [read more]
Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 33, March 2009
30 March 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
Significant progress has been made in the drafting of legislation on human trafficking and it should be gazetted soon for public comment. [read more]
Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 32, January 2009
30 January 09 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
The Sixteen Days of Activism continues to provide a rallying point in the region and around the globe for activists to raise awareness on gender based violence. While the campaign has gained momentum and succeeded in raising awareness with many more sectors coming on board such as local government and private... [read more]
Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 31, 18 December 2008
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Regional relevance: Regional
To mark the end of this year's Sixteen Days campaign Gender Links with strategic partners launched a 365 day calendar for 2009. The calendar aims to stretch 16 Days of Activism to 365 Days of Action by using key national and international dates as opportunities to spread messages on ending gender based violence. [read more]
Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 30, 5 December 2008
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Regional relevance: Regional
Now in the second week of the global campaign, this week marked World Aids Day and International Day of people living with disabilities in addition to the ongoing celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the International Declaration of Human Rights. [read more]
Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 29, November 2008
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Regional relevance: Regional
Around the world, this year’s 16 Days campaign is focussing on celebrating the 60th Anniversary on International Declaration of Human Rights. Human rights cannot be universal without human rights for women. [read more]
Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 28, October 2008
31 October 08 | (0) Comments
Regional relevance: Regional
In Southern African countries, preparations are well under way for this year’s Sixteen Days of Activism Campaign (25th Nov to 10th Dec). [read more]
