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A South African student invites people to “walk in others’ shoes” doing a protest about gender based violence. EPA/Kim Ludbrook

May 25, 2017

Gender-based violence in South Africa: what’s missing and how to fix it

Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University

High profile stories of femicide come with a flare up of societal outrage, protest and collective introspection. But nothing ever really changes.

Psychology as an academic discipline needs to take a long, hard look at itself. Shutterstock

September 27, 2016

Decolonising psychology creates possibilities for social change

Shose Kessi, University of Cape Town

Psychologists drew historically from theories of social Darwinism and eugenics to espouse the hierarchical categorisation of people into race groups.

Members of the ANC Women’s League protest outside the South African court where British businessman Shrien Dewani faced charges of murdering his Swedish bride. He was acquitted. Reuters/ Mike Hutchings

November 20, 2015

Why South Africa can be accused of hating its young women

Susan Goldstein, University of the Witwatersrand

On November 25 each year, South Africa launches its annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign. Gender based violence is still a massive challenge.

Our Watch chair Natasha Stott Despoja launched the national violence-prevention framework at Parliament House in Canberra this week. AAP/Lukas Coch

November 13, 2015

Change the story: how the world’s first national framework can help prevent violence against women

Anastasia Powell, RMIT University

Australia is poised to lead the world by demonstrating the kind of nationwide, cultural and structural change necessary to forever change the story of violence against women.

Relationship lessons are a good thing, but they’re just the start of measures to combat violence towards women. AAP/Dan Peled

August 25, 2015

Gender-based violence prevention in the classroom is just a start

Kaye Quek, University of Melbourne

Can relationship lessons in the classroom end violence against women?

Top contributors

Anastasia Powell
Senior Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, Justice and Legal Studies, RMIT University
Kaye Quek
Associate Lecturer in Global Studies, RMIT University
Susan Goldstein
Honorary Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
Amanda Gouws
Professor of Political Science, Stellenbosch University
Shose Kessi
Senior Lecturer in Social and Critical Psychology, University of Cape Town