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CEO at Gender Links; women's rights advocate; journalist, author, trainer, researcher, Southern Africa; views expressed are my own, retweets not an endorsement.
Women will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly considering their contribution as caregivers, in both professional and domestic settings
Ramaphosa has to demonstrate that achieving gender equality in SA is an important goal
Mr Ramaphosa, you have seen and listened. Now it is time to make SA safe for women
The latest media figures show that women are slowly advancing, but their experiences tell of little change at the top
Our country has a duty to ensure women’s rights are protected here and in the region
Women remain the wallpaper of history and are daily denied a voice in our patriarchal society
The die has been cast against them, despite the reassurances of the country’s new leader
Supporting Caster Semenya means more than embracing her as an athlete
‘You wore a purple tie for Sona. Let’s paint South Africa purple!’
The Trump era seems to have revitalised the urgency to tackle gender inequality
The women’s league failed to promote gender equality and, as a minister, Bathabile Dlamini used Zuma’s patronage to survive her disasters
These countries share many similarities, including falls from grace and redemption, but it’s clear that military takeovers don’t salvage democracy
It is not enough to say there must be a woman president. Candidates must lead by example and spell out exactly what they aim to do
South Africa has to tackle the scourge in the same visionary way it has fought against HIV and Aids
The harsh reality is that progressive gender work in Southern Africa is being hamstrung by changing economic realities in the north.
The Women’s March grew organically, through the work of volunteers, with no hierarchical structure.
The women’s league is behaving oddly and the main candidates are silent on many other issues.
The prevention of gender-based violence must become the starting point and not an afterthought.
The country seems to be slipping back into patriarchy and election manifestos barely refer to women, yet they’re the largest voting group.
What would Nelson Mandela say if he knew of the family feud raging outside his hospital room?
