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Political change, rape, and pornography in post-Apartheid South Africa

01/11/1998

5 pages long

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Political change, rape, and pornography in post-Apartheid South Africa

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Maitse argues that in post-apartheid South Africa, perceptions of what it means to be a woman are changing. Men are finding it difficult to adapt to these changes and, fuelled by the ready availability of pornography, are reacting with increased rape and violence against women. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. […]

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Working towards a world free from violence against women: UNIFEM’s contribution

01/11/1998

10 pages long

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Working towards a world free from violence against women: UNIFEM’s contribution

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Since International Women’s Year in 1975, violence against women has become a pressing concern for governments and the international community. This article discusses UNIFEM’s multi-faceted approach to addressing violence against women at many levels. Key activities are resourcing projects and programmes, regional awareness-raising campaigns, and sharing learning on best practice. This article is hosted by […]

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Development practice and violence against women

01/11/1998

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Development practice and violence against women

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Development practitioners and organisations are increasingly addressing violence against women, partly because it is seen to hinder development- constraining the efficiency of projects, limiting women’s participation, and denying them their human rights. However, it is wrong to simply portray gender-based violence as an aspect of underdevelopment, Sen argues, and stresses the need for strong, visible […]

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Editorial

01/11/1998

4 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and Development website.

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Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA), Hamburg, Germany, 1997

01/07/1998

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Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA), Hamburg, Germany, 1997

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A year ago, UNESCO organised the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V), bringing together more than 1,500 participants from governments, NGOs, research, training and educational institutions, intergovernmental organisations, and foundations. Held every 12 years, this particular conference differed from the previous four, in that it had involved the broader adult education community, including […]

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Approaches to gender- awareness raising: experiences in a government education project in Nepal

01/07/1998

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Approaches to gender- awareness raising: experiences in a government education project in Nepal

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This article describes two approaches to training which have contributed significantly to raising awareness of gender issues among organisations and individuals having an interest in the development of the Nepalese education system. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this […]

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Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

01/07/1998

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Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

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The authors investigated the scope and impact of gender training in Oxfam GB and concluded that to be fully effective, gender training must be part of a broader strategy for organisational transformation. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this […]

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Girls Cannot Think as Boys do’: socialising children through the Zimbabwean school system

01/07/1998

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Girls Cannot Think as Boys do’: socialising children through the Zimbabwean school system

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Recent research in Zimbabwe, as elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, is confirming that schools play a major role in socialising children into the adult gender roles they will carry out both in the family and the economy. Boys are taught to be ‘masculine’ and girls ‘feminine’, according to the norms of their society. Such education cannot […]

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The REFLECT approach to literacy and social change: a gender perspective

01/07/1998

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The REFLECT approach to literacy and social change: a gender perspective

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This article looks at the opportunities offered by REFLECT, a participatory approach to adult literacy and social change, to promote women’s rights and gender equality, outlining the principles on which the REFLECT process is based and analysing the learning points arising from an evaluation of three pilot projects using the approach. This article is hosted […]

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Education for women’s empowerment or schooling for women’s subordination?

01/07/1998

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Education for women’s empowerment or schooling for women’s subordination?

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This article is concerned with identifying the main elements in a programme of education for women’s empowerment, by contrasting such education with its opposite: schooling for subordination. It is here argued that education and training for women’s empowerment needs to reverse the values and beliefs which have been inculcated within the conventional school system. This […]

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