The role of women in the Church in Africa

This paper gives a general view of the role played by women in African instituted churches. It touches several roles of women in different instituted churches keeping in mind that there are so many…

Feminists Organising — Strategy, Voice, Power

Across the African continent, and from pre-colonial times to the contemporary era, women have organised to further their interests in social, cultural, political and economic domains (see e.g. Daym…

Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse and Associated Factors amon…

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognised as an important public health and social problem, with far reaching consequences for women’s physical and emotional health and social wel…

ICTs’ for Feminist Movement Building : Activist Toolkit

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Feminine Writing as an Alternative to the Patriarchal Language

In order to understand why and how feminine writing emerged, it is essential to have a knowledge of the system of the patriarchal language and its hegemonic power. One has to have a clear idea of t…

Addressing Violence Against Women from Critical Feminist Perspectives: Challe…

A major accomplishment of women’s rights scholars and activists has been to make violence against women (VAW) visible. After decades of struggle, in a dramatic turn, VAW has become a highly pol…

Fertility Intentions of Prenatal and Postpartum HIV-Positive Women in Primary…

Introduction: This study aimed to assess fertility intentions (planning to have more children in the future) and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum HIV positive women in rural South A…

STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING AN ORGANISATION WITH A SOUL

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“Being, Being with, Becoming and Doing With”: The transformative potentia…

There has been growing concern across Africa by activists and policymakers alike around the question of land rushes (especially after the 2007-2008 land rush) often framed as “land grabs” (see …

Dimensions of Couples’ Decision-Making at Home: The Ghanian Experience

The ability of women to be final decision makers at home to a large extent is dependent on their background characteristics. The aim of this paper is to ascertain who these women are. Data from the…