The outsourcing of domestic work contributes to the race, class and gender stereotypes of domestic work. It has neither elevated the status nor improved the working conditions of domestic workers.
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Vitamin D has been shown to regulate the function of 229 genes in humans, suggesting that it plays many roles in maintaining health.
The fundamental structure of the current constitution, which is cast in classical Westminster conceptions, is unsuited for modern-day constitutionalism.
To afford sufficient protection to marginalised people in society - such as women in minority religious communities - the state must recognise and regulate religious marriages in a nuanced way.
A number of programmes now exist that are helping to close the gender gap in African science, technology, engineering and maths.
It is no accident that those leaders who have responded worst to this crisis have also been the main sources of countless conspiracy theories and misinformation.
Challenges that women and girls in low-income areas face have been worsened by measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Two thirds of South African women are overweight or obese and their babies are three times more likely to become obese themselves.
Special steps need to be taken to blunt the impact of school closures, particuarly on girls.
The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.
During epidemics, the measures taken to protect populations and to keep health systems afloat leave women and girls vulnerable to violence.
Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
Even in a world where 99% of the male population is dead, patriarchy is still a very comfortable pair of shoes and very easy to slip into.
Unfortunately, disrespectful and neglectful treatment of women during childbirth, including verbal, physical and emotional abuse is not uncommon.
In spite of limitations, new forms of female religious authorities represent a significant development among Kenyan Muslims.
Measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 may worsen the already poor access to quality maternal health services in parts of the continent.
Phones sometimes serve as a ‘digital leash’ to check women’s whereabouts - a growing feature of many relationships and conflicts.
South Africa could lose many children due to a measles outbreak which is completely preventable.
Verbal and physical abuse appeared to be an expression of both helplessness and an exercise of power.
Understanding the drivers of early childbearing in specific contexts is important for effective policy making.
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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
