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[En]gendering the norms of customary inheritance in Botswana and South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
The article responds to the article by Weinberg in this issue. She traces the trajectory of court hearings concerning the contested inheritance of land in Botswana, which, after several prior judgements eventually resulted ...
Race, gender and socio-economic status in law enforcement in South Africa – are there worrying signs?
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In the South African context the right to equality has particular significance given the country’s history of statutory unfair racial discrimination. This paper investigates, based on quantitative data, how different ...
Contestations of the meanings of love and gender in a university students' discussion
(UNISA PressRoutledge, 2013)
Love is a fluid and complex concept that is difficult to define comprehensively. Its expressions, however, show
that love is not only gendered but also influenced by one's social and economic positioning. Family ...
Agricultural investment, gender and land in Africa: Towards inclusive equitable and socially responsible investment
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations; the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa; the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC); ...
Accessing bank finance in relation to human capital, gender and race among SMMEs in a developing economy
(IEEE, 2015)
Small, Micro and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) contribute to the national economy significantly. However, many SMMEs have difficulties in accessing bank finance due to the lower level of their human capital and scarce ...
Education and SMME business growth: a gender perspective from South Africa
(Clute Institute, 2013)
Entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important source of employment for women in many countries. Policymakers and other stakeholders typically fail to differentiate between the needs of different SMME sectors when ...
Entrepreneurial perceptions and knowledge: A survey of final year university students
(Academic Journals, 2011)
This paper investigated the perceptions and knowledge of final year university students towards
entrepreneurship gaining insights regarding a gender, race and faculty perspectives. Students across
all faculties believed ...
Entrepreneurial knowledge and aspirations of dentistry students in South Africa: The influences of gender and race
(SAGE Publications, 2013)
An investigation of the intentions and knowledge of entrepreneurship of final-year university dentistry students is reported, with particular regard to the factors of gender and race. A questionnaire survey was used with ...
Health behaviour, decision making and perceived parenting: Are male and female learners significantly different?
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)
The study aimed to establish the perceived parenting styles, decision making styles and
engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviours of male and female learners in secondary schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. A ...
Gendering disability and disabling gender: Critical reflections on intersections of gender and disability
(UNISA Press, 2015)
Discourses of normalcy are deeply imbricated
in the construction of the social world and
organise relations between persons, persons
and the State, persons and institutions and
intra-psychic relations. Conversely, ...