Gender & Minorities

Our Women:

The shattered you
a mosaic of my mother
and other mothers too,
I stand with you.

I may be a few months late on this, but it can never be too late to address a recurring theme.

At a time when more countries are moving toward inclusive human rights, Africa, once called a “dark continent,” is making steps backward. The phrase “dark continent” has evolved in similar ways to how “homosexuality” has evolved over time.

As the world has been reaffirming its commitment to women’s empowerment this month, one of Africa’s bravest female journalists reached a sad milestone behind bars in Ethiopia: Reeyot Alemu has now spent more than

The University of Namibia has admitted its first batch of students into a new Master’s in Gender and Development Studies degree programme, kindling hopes in a country grappling with gender-related problems that include violence in which scores of women have been brutally murdered.

8 March , 2014 marks the 40th official celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD).

March 3, 2014

INTRODUCTION

While the issue of gay rights in Africa is gaining centre-stage both on the continent and internationally, the longtime role and visibility of women in the fight for gay rights in South Africa has been wiped from official narratives, including the histories that are told within the country’s gay