REVIEW: A magnifying glass and a fine-tooth comb: Understanding adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual vulnerability

By Naomi Webster (Human Rights Commission) Fictional characters come alive, not as words in books but in our imagination as readers. A young girl who, against all odds, triumphs over adversity becomes the story we applaud because we favour a happy ending. For experts like Prof Mzi Nduna, any story of girls and young women […]

Empowered to please my man: (Post)feminist discourses in contemporary romantic comedies

by Elize Soer As fears related to the coronavirus COVID-19 have risen, so have the number of Netflix subscribers. Countries around the world have imposed various stages of ‘lockdown’ and since more affluent people have been spending an increased amount of time at home, the American media-services provider Netflix has grown in popularity.[1] One of […]

A critical engagement on gender and gender-based violence in community settings

You are cordially invited to the next seminar in the Gender, HIV and Sexualities Seminar Series that is hosted by the CSA&G: A critical engagement on gender and gender-based violence in community settings during COVID-19 and beyond by Mapule Moroke (community-based counselling psychologist and researcher) Session A: Tuesday 28th July from 14.00-16.00 Session B: Thursday 30th July from 14.00-16.00 RSVP: with Gabriela […]