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Women in the Middle East North African region pushing back against patriarchy

Article Hussein Solomon - 14 Mar 2020

The scales are still tilted in favour of men, but younger people with tertiary education have less discriminatory attitudes

The war on women doesn’t stop

Article Vukani Mde - 6 Dec 2019

The murder of Precious Ramabulana was brutal and shocking, but it is not unique. This is us now

Women on the streets of smart cities

Article Jabulile Dlamini Qwesha - 25 Oct 2019

Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer

Declare war on the subjugation of women

Article Lukhona Mnguni - 9 Sep 2019

Men must foster a new humanity and women must go into combat mode

Killer’s life sentence gives family ‘a little peace’

Article Sarah Smit - 6 Sep 2019

The man who beat Danel Rooskrans to death is behind bars, but that doesn’t change the pain and rage her loved ones are left with

Platitudes and short-term plans

Article Sarah Smit & Athandiwe Saba - 6 Sep 2019

South Africa’s long-term plan for dealing with gender-based violence requires funding and detailed data to be effective

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Protesters outside Parliament demand action on femicide, not just words

Article Lester Kiewit - 4 Sep 2019

Hundreds of protesters outside Parliament shouted down the police minister, as political platitudes failed

Underground railroad carries women and children

Analysis Staff Reporter - 6 Mar 2019

A network of strangers supports those trying to escape gender-based violence

The shame of Room 80: We must act

Article Angelo Fick - 11 Feb 2019

Violence and abuse, particularly of women, needs to go beyond expecting the state to end it

Beyond #TheTotalShutdown: Lessons for the movement

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Aug 2018

The frictions that came to the fore at the march expose a need for forms of mobilisation independent of party politics

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Women ask for men to listen: ‘Our bodies are not crime scenes’

Article Gemma Ritchie - 1 Aug 2018

Hundreds of women along with members of the LGBTI and gender-neutral groups marched across South Africa raise awareness around gender-based violence

#TotalShutDown protest

Videos Staff Reporter - 1 Aug 2018

Hundreds of women took over the streets of Tshwane to march against gender-based violence on Wednesday

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He’s ‘a good guy’ – and other excuses we make for abusers

Analysis Kagure Mugo - 31 May 2016

Many are in denial when a family member or friend is an abuser, perpetuating victim-blaming, writes Kagure Mugo.

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Women and children continue to bear brunt of violence on Cape Flats

Article Raeesa Pather - 3 Dec 2015

Women and children bear the brunt of drug and gang violence, but help is at hand in the form of the Saartjie Baartman and Women's Legal centres.

Girls get the power to fight abuse

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Aug 2015

How to go beyond platitudes when it comes to teenage sexuality and abuse? One NGO has a solution: teach young women to know their worth and rights.

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