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Nigerian women have successfully used their naked bodies as an instrument of power, rather than shame, to protest injustice.
The Nigerian ministry of agriculture and rural development needs to focus on the adoption of modern rice processing techniques.
Female traditional leaders are an important community bloc that needs to be utilised more often.
Her new book “This Mournable Body” was announced as a Booker Prize contender just days before her arrest for protesting against a government clampdown.
COVID-19 has added a new layer of stress to people’s lives, increasing the chances of women developing symptoms of perinatal depression.
In our media analysis, we found that rapists were mainly people the victims knew.
Political change could open up civil spaces and support the voices of young women and girls who do not want to be cut.
COVID-19 is shedding light on the impact of poverty, inequality and unemployment. This includes hardships women face and the burden placed on them to manage responsibilities every day.
Informal workers, in particular women, took a big hit from the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A multi-faceted support package, informed by the gendered nature of work, is urgently called for.
Increased pressure on women academics caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is magnifying the fractured landscape of gender parity in academia.
The petitions help us understand how Igbo women created spaces in a patriarchal society for active engagement with policies enforced by colonial rulers.
Eradicating sexism in newsrooms will benefit both men and women.
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Psychological services for girls who have been abused and traumatised in their marriages would help alleviate and reduce distress.
Sexist slandering has been used not just to describe Grace Mugabe, but to denigrate any women who aspire to political positions.
Young people continue to find new ways to connect on social media, in spaces that are increasingly hard for governments to regulate.
Even though the spouse escort policy carries good intentions, we found during our study that it constituted a barrier to care in numerous ways.
An African literature lecturer shares how embodied teaching can help students feel that their lives and stories matter.
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Gender-based violence needs urgent attention in South Africa.
The proposed bill demonstrates the political will to address these preventable and avoidable morbidities and deaths.
Top contributors
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Policy research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
