Gender Links (Johannesburg)
News from a group promoting SADC's Protocol on Gender and Development.
Website: http://www.genderlinks.org.za/page/gl-opinion-and-commentary-service
August 14
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Southern Africa: Pushing the Envelop for an Addendum On Gender and Climate Change [analysis]
Gender activists have issued a strong call for an Addendum on Gender and Climate Change to Heads of States of Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Maputo,... Read more »
August 13
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South Africa: Motherhood Is More Than Giving Birth [opinion]
It was one summer morning in Transkei when I spotted blood on my underwear. I was only 12 years old and I panicked, worried that my mother would think I was having sex with boys... Read more »
August 11
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Zimbabwe: Parents Reinforce Harmful Gender Stereotypes [opinion]
Gender, gender, gender! Gender equality hullabaloo is heard all over public spaces in this country. Yet those who champion gender equality and the need for it usually do not have... Read more »
August 10
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Southern Africa: A 'Radical Mind Shift' Is Needed in the Count Down to 2015 [analysis]
Woman-power swept onto the Southern African scene in a visible way in 2012. First, Joyce Banda unexpectedly assumed the post as the first woman President of Malawi in April. She... Read more »
August 9
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Southern Africa: 2015 - Yes We Must! [opinion]
With less than three years to go to the 2015 deadline for achieving key gender equality targets, Southern African countries need to gear up for change. This is the strong message... Read more »
August 8
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Africa: Clinton Must Condemn Militarism in Africa [analysis]
South Africans will celebrate National Women's Day on 9 August. As the country prepares for this historic celebration, United States (US) Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton... Read more »
August 7
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Southern Africa: SADC Gender Protocol 2012 Barometer
Woman-power swept onto the Southern African scene in a visible way in 2012. First, Joyce Banda unexpectedly assumed the post as the first woman President of Malawi, and first woman... Read more »
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Africa: Social Media a New Spin on the Olympics [opinion]
Online and social media have changed the face of Olympic coverage forever, just as it has changed media in general. Read more »
August 5
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Mozambique: Is Polygyny a 'Divine Right', Sir? [opinion]
Each time I see an image of President Jacob Zuma with his wives, I'm reminded of what is happening in my own backyard. Although not a polygamist (yet) my dad is a bigamist. You... Read more »
August 3
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Zimbabwe: No (zesa) Power, No Power for Zimbabwe's Women [opinion]
It's still winter in Zimbabwe; the days are short and the nights reach brutally low temperatures close to the zero degree mark. There isn't a time of year when Zimbabweans need... Read more »
August 1
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South Africa: Reclaiming Control of Our Bodies This Women's Month [opinion]
It is Women's Month in South Africa, that time of the year when we celebrate women and recommit to empowering them as our progressive constitution stipulates. The theme for 2012 is... Read more »
July 30
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Africa: Girls Stepping Up On the Basketball Court
Picture a long-limbed young athlete, crossing a basketball court in a few easy strides before leaping up to release a perfectly arced ball to swish neatly into a hoop over three... Read more »
July 6
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South Africa: Vuvuzelas So Far Quiet for Banyana Banyana
In just a few weeks Banyana Banyana, the women's football team in South Africa, head off to London to compete for Olympic gold. It's a moment of great national pride; only two... Read more »
July 5
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Namibia: Des points contre du sexe dans les institutions universitaires - à qui la faute ?
Windhoek. La dernière tendance au sein des institutions universitaires ces jours-ci est que les étudiants et les chargés de cours s'échangent plus que... Read more »
July 4
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Africa: Investing in Women is Smart Economics [opinion]
Women stand at the crossroads between production and reproduction, between economic activity and the care of human beings, and therefore between economic growth and human... Read more »
June 29
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Africa: Of Poisonous Lipsticks and Pyramid Schemes [opinion]
While flipping through my iPad I came across this startling headline and corresponding information: Read more »
June 26
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Southern Africa: Sixteen Days of Activism Gender and Climate Justice - Making the Links
The primary focus of this year's 16 Days of Activism Campaign was to promote local actions to end gender based violence (GBV). GL worked with local councils and communities that... Read more »
June 18
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Africa: Don't Be a Question Mark in Your Child's Life! [opinion]
Where is my father, mummy? A rare question from an untypical child? Not these days! It seems that more and more of our children need an urgent answer to this question from their... Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Men Must Create a 'New' Generation of Men [opinion]
My daughter turned six years on 15 June and I'm over the moon. As I celebrate this landmark event in every proud dad's life, I shudder as I reflect on the society that my lovely... Read more »
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Africa: Reward the Deserving Parent This Father's Day! [opinion]
As another Hallmark holiday approaches, I wonder what I'm going to get my mother. Sunday 17 June is Father's Day and shop windows announce gift suggestions such as shavers, cologne... Read more »
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Africa: International - Healing the 'Father-Wound' [opinion]
Father's Day, celebrated on the Sunday of the third week of June annually is a counterbalance to the already popular Mothers' Day. However, it has its own special importance which... Read more »
June 15
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Africa: Don't Be a Question Mark in Your Child's Life [opinion]
Where is my father, mummy? A rare question from an untypical child? Not these days! It seems that more and more of our children need an urgent answer to this question from their... Read more »
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Africa: Men Must Create a 'New' Generation of Men [opinion]
My daughter turned six years on 15 June and I'm over the moon. As I celebrate this landmark event in every proud dad's life, I shudder as I reflect on the society that my lovely... Read more »
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Africa: Healing the 'Father-Wound' [opinion]
Father's Day, celebrated on the Sunday of the third week of June annually is a counterbalance to the already popular Mothers' Day. However, it has its own special importance which... Read more »
June 13
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South Africa: Surviving the Trade in the Newsroom As a Woman [opinion]
I vividly remember 18 years ago, when I joined a big daily newspaper in the centre of Johannesburg, South Africa as a news reporter. A woman photographer bounced up to me with an... Read more »
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