Women are not a homogenous group and the notion of gender equality cannot be reduced to power struggles between women and men, Catherine Albertyn, Constitution,
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Posted inEquality, Gender violence
Conversations are the key to greater resilience and equality for women
Without good communication there will never be equality. Women’s voices must be heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored
Posted inEquality, Media, News/Politics
Freedom@27: Layered, elusive, and personal
Four psychologists reflect on what liberty means to them, their patients and the country
Posted inGender violence
The fight for gender justice ought to be intersectional and globally co-ordinated
Working together, informed by an inclusive spirit, will help activists to better combat gender-based violence and achieve equality for all
Posted inEquality, Sport
Why sportsmen should earn more than women
There are many good grounds on which to attack both the patriarchy and capitalism, but the elimination of the gender pay gap in professional sport is not one of them
Posted inGender violence
South Africa needs to be free from all gender-based violence
We have the ambitious plan to keep everyone safe regardless of their gender identity or expression — we just need implementation
Posted inEquality
Why money cannot buy us freedom
We must invent a humane world in which to live and die with dignity. This entails both an economics and a consciousness of black freedom
Posted inGeneral, Lifestyle
Thou shalt not covet an Oscar
The Academy’s new diversity criteria for the best picture Oscar will not effect structural change. We should rather strive for equality
Posted inEquality
All lives matter — all life matters
All forms of life matter because all human beings are part of the encompassing family of living beings, argues Bert Olivier
Posted inEquality, General, Health, News/Politics
South Africans should stop thinking in terms of race
It was with a heavy heart that I read the news, first, of Herman Mashaba’s resignation from the position of mayor of Johannesburg and from the Democratic Alliance (DA), and soon afterwards of that of both Mmusi Maimane (leader) and Athol Trollip (chairman) from their respective leadership positions in the DA, and from the party […]
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Panayza Lesufi displays his lack of understanding of what a language is all about
I feel sorry for the ANC, to have an MEC for education in Gauteng who displays his ignorance of what a language is, fundamentally, for all and sundry to see. As has been widely reported, he has opined that the establishment of a Solidarity and community-funded Afrikaans-medium university would “perpetuate racist agendas”, and would be […]
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General, Health, Media, News/Politics
Why women suffer in our society
I have written about the position of women in our patriarchal society from various perspectives on this site several times before – in the context of guns and violence against them, on a fundamental level on the link between patriarchy, writing and images, on why one should respect women for their extraordinary qualities, and on […]