UN HABITAT Women In Cities Survey: Johannesburg

By M de Waal (2011). Abstract The UN-HABITAT Women in Cities 2012/2013 is a sequel to the UN-HABITAT Women in Cities 2010/2011 study. The Women in Cities 2010/2011 report was based both on strong academic scholarship, and a survey of the historical and generational determinants of gender inequality and deprivation in different interconnected spheres ofContinue reading “UN HABITAT Women In Cities Survey: Johannesburg”

Educating nurses on intervention in and prevention of intimate partner violence: A systematic review

By ET Khumisi, M De Waal, NC Van Wyk (2015). Abstract In South Africa, a woman is killed by a male partner every six hours, making South Africa’s intimate femicide rate the highest, globally. Nurses are in a unique position to identify, assist and support women who are at risk or who experience intimate partner violence (IPV)Continue reading “Educating nurses on intervention in and prevention of intimate partner violence: A systematic review”

Gender equality at higher education institutions in Africa: A gender audit tool

By M de Waal (2014). Introduction As a contribution to transformation at the University of Pretoria (UP), the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for the Study of AIDS (CSA) undertook, with financial assistance from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to develop a gender audit tool and to pilot different parts ofContinue reading “Gender equality at higher education institutions in Africa: A gender audit tool”

Evaluating gender mainstreaming in development projects

By M de Waal (2010). Introduction Gender mainstreaming, adopted at the Fourth World Conference in Beijing and captured in the resulting Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (United Nations 1995), is a strategy that involves the mainstreaming of the gender perspective in all aspects of development. This means going beyond a focus on increasing theContinue reading “Evaluating gender mainstreaming in development projects”

Exploring gender and disability stereotypes in the courtroom: A case example

By M de Waal (2015). Abstract The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol obliges member states to recognise the human rights of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society, including the administration of justice. This article turns its gaze to the administration of justice asContinue reading “Exploring gender and disability stereotypes in the courtroom: A case example”