Opinion Pieces
6th April 2020
“Stay in the house and shag” and other bits of useless Covid-19 advice By Pierre Brouard Just “stay in the house and shag” said UK comedian […]
3rd April 2020
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences Alex Broadbent, University of Johannesburg and Benjamin T H Smart, University of Johannesburg Suppose you had […]
13th September 2019
Decolonise Men and Masculinity Studies to end Gender-Based Violence by Prof Sakhumzi Mfecane As gender scholars in South Africa specialising in Men and Masculinities research, we […]
2nd September 2019
From the heart – Women and patriarchy: a discussion of ‘uhlelele ni?’ by Sivuyisiwe Wonci Why would you stay? ‘A mother and her kids have been […]
27th June 2019
Coerce into Societal Standards: the Caster Semenya Case and the IAAF Eligibility Regulations for Athletes with Differences of Sex Development (DSD) by Gerard Emmanuel Kamdem Kamga […]
6th May 2019
Gender and disability: a matter of dignity Gerard Emmanuel Kamdem Kamga Introduction In this paper I review the intersection between gender and disability, which remains a […]
11th April 2019
Masculinities in South Africa and violence: an indisputable link? By Lubabalo Mdedetyana Defining masculinity is a challenging task. Hamber (2010: 77) refers to Connell’s (2005) […]
11th March 2019
Intimate partner violence and its impact on health by Gerard Emmanuel Kamdem Kamga Introduction Increasingly research studies in recent decades have begun to document the […]
5th February 2019
‘Hidden traumas’ – when men are victims of gender-based and sexual violence Text by: Rob Hamilton Introduction Gender-based violence (GBV) has been pervasive across the course […]
16th January 2019
Sexual (imagi)nations and the 2018 Zimbabwean e(r)ections By Tinashe Mawere The 2018 Zimbabwean elections: A reflection The 2018 Zimbabwean elections have come and gone. They brought back […]
