Stories are a helpful tool when teaching about gender-based violence. Shutterstock May 28, 2019 Connecting with centuries-old stories about women’s painful struggles Juliana Claassens, Stellenbosch University Sexual violence is a global phenomenon that’s been around for centuries.
The racial nature of the campaign lies behind the poor uptake in Africa. shutterstock March 7, 2019 #MeToo isn’t big in Africa. But women have launched their own versions Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
An activist during Jacob Zuma’s rape trial in 2006. He was acquitted and went on to become South Africa’s president. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko November 6, 2017 Celebrity campaigns and rape culture: the pluses and the pitfalls Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University The #Metoo campaign shows that we should not think of Harvey Weinstein as an isolated case, or just one bad apple. There are thousands more like him. Globally, sexual harassment has become normalised.