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Gender Links has produced over 60 publications in the four thematic programme areas, Gender and the Media; Gender and Governance, Gender Justice and the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance.
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The War at Home - GBV Indicators Project
16 August 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
Over half the women of Gauteng (51.3%) have experienced some form of violence (emotional, economic, physical or sexual) in their lifetime and 75.5% of men in the province admit to perpetrating some form of violence against women. [read more]
Policy Brief: Gender, climate change and sustainable development
09 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
There is no doubt that climate change is happening and that it poses serious challenges for the world. In climate change, the world faces possibly one of the greatest threats ever. This is because climate change is an environmental,
social, economic, energy, food, political, ethical and moral problem. It is a... [read more]
SADC Gender Protocol 2011 Barometer
05 August 11 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Regional
The third Southern Africa Gender Protocol Barometer moves into high gear with the introduction of the SADC Gender and Development Index (SGDI) that complements the Citizen Score Card (CSC) that has been running for three years. With empirical data on 23 indicators in six sectors, the SGDI puts SADC countries at 64%... [read more]
Gender in the 2011 South African Local Government Elections
27 June 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
The 2011 local government elections that witnessed a decline in women's representation at the very moment that South Africa should be redoubling its efforts to achieve gender parity underscores the need for a legislated quota for women in national and local elections. This is the conclusion reached by Gender Links... [read more]
Giant Footprints: GL @ TEN
11 April 11
Regional relevance: Regional
In ten years Gender Links has grown into an internationally recognised player in gender rights and the advancement of women. It has grown from the humble beginnings of a small office at the back of Colleen Lowe Morna's house, with one employee and one computer, to its own office space and 50 employees; regional... [read more]
SADC Gender Protocol Barometer 2010 Madagascar
05 April 11
Regional relevance: Madagascar
A travers une série d'indicateurs, le Baromètre du Protocole de la SADC sur le Genre et le Développement définit l'état actuel des jalons sociaux, politiques et économiques posés. Ce Baromètre a pour but de renforcer le monitorage et l'évaluation des composantes du Protocole de la SADC sur le Genre et le... [read more]
SADC Gender Protocol Barometer 2010 DRC
05 April 11
Regional relevance: DRC
Le baromètre du Protocole de la SADC sur le Genre et le Développement, à travers un tableau d'indicateurs, présente la situation actuelle par rapport aux différents points sociaux, politiques et économiques [read more]
At the coalface: gender and government in Mozambique
24 March 11
Regional relevance: Mozambique
This report is part of the third phase of the research project that led to the Gender Links (GL) publication: At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government in Southern Africa. The aim of this programme is to conduct research on gender and local government in all of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)... [read more]
Ratification Resource Kit
02 March 11
Three years after it was first signed in 2008, the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development is closer than ever to becoming a legally-binding document thanks to the hard work of activists, politicians and citizens across southern Africa. [read more]
Gender and Media Progress Study - Zambia
09 February 11
Regional relevance: Zambia
Over the past seven years there has been a marginal increase of one percentage point in the proportion of women sources in the news in Zambia from 13% in the 2003 Gender and Media Baseline Study (GMBS) to 14% in the Gender and Media Progress Study (GMPS). [read more]
