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Pathways to gender equitable men: Reflections on findings from the International Men and Gender Equality survey in the light of twenty years of gender change in South Africa

Shefer, Tamara (SAGE Publications, 2014)

This article reflects on the findings of the International Men and Gender Equality survey through the lens of contemporary South African contexts of change. While huge strides have been made toward gender justice in South ...

Teenage pregnancy and parenting at school in contemporary South African contexts: deconstructing school narratives and understanding policy implementation

Shefer, Tamara; Bhana, Deevia; Morrell, Robert (University of the Free State, 2013)

South African national education policy is committed to promoting gender equality at school and to facilitating the successful completion of all young people’s schooling, including those who may become pregnant and parent ...

'... a huge monster that should be feared and not done': Lessons learned in sexuality education classes in South Africa

Shefer, Tamara; Kruger, Lou-Marie; Macleod, Catriona; Baxen, Jean; Vincent, Louise (UNISA, 2015)

Research has foregrounded the way in which heterosexual practices for many young people are not infrequently bound up with violence and unequal transactional power relations. The Life Orientation sexuality education ...

Governmentality and South Africa’s edifice of gender and sexual rights

Lewis, D (SAGE, 2021)

Leading feminist scholars and activists have critiqued the current impact of South Africa’s provisions for gender equality and sexual rights. The country boasts one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, and ...