Political trust and support for the rule of law are important for sustaining stability in democracies.
- Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
Protests and other acts of activism make visible groups and issues that are overlooked or deliberately ignored.
Women’s Day is used to draw attention to the issues women still face in South Africa.
South Africa had one of the best national gender machineries globally. But, these were dismantled and replaced with a dysfunctional ministry for women, youth and people with disabilities.
The conflation of sex work and human trafficking fuels support for the continued criminalisation of sex work.
The truth is that there are no easy and quick fixes, such as the governing party’s recent castration idea, which falls short on a range of scores.
The objectification of women’s beauty measured by competitive processes, linked specifically to the body, strengthens patriarchal norms.
Women MPs point to a toxic environment in which a politics of insults, ridicule and rumour work against having more women in political offices.
Increased pressure on women academics caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is magnifying the fractured landscape of gender parity in academia.
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Gender-based violence needs urgent attention in South Africa.
Women were able to pursue an impressive feminist agenda as South Africa made its transition to democracy. But 25 years later there’s not a lot left of the early victories.
La visibilidad global del #MeToo ha hecho que las campañas contra la violencia sexual en África pasen inadvertidas.
The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
Under representation of women in the science and engineering career fields is a result of poor work life balance.
Gender based violence should not be addressed only once it has happened, by jailing offenders. Prevention is just as important.
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.
All three female contenders for the presidency of the ANC and South Africa have strong liberation struggle credentials and have also contributed to democracy. But, are they up to the job?
High profile stories of femicide come with a flare up of societal outrage, protest and collective introspection. But nothing ever really changes.
When celebrating Nelson Mandela Day, it would benefit South Africans to reflect on what the statesman’s legacy means for the nation and how they are living up to his dreams for the country.
Women students have not been afraid to embrace the label of feminist, leading a wave of university protests in South Africa during 2015 and 2016.
Writing about the women’s and feminist movements is a definitional minefield. The two are often conflated, more so in Africa.
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