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Protest against high incidence of rape in South Africa. Shutterstock

September 25, 2024

South African women face exclusion from society due to gender‑based violence – how they’re fighting back

Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University

Protests and other acts of activism make visible groups and issues that are overlooked or deliberately ignored.

Stories are a helpful tool when teaching about gender-based violence. Shutterstock

May 28, 2019

Connecting with centuries‑old stories about women’s painful struggles

Juliana Claassens, Stellenbosch University

Sexual violence is a global phenomenon that’s been around for centuries.

The racial nature of the campaign lies behind the poor uptake in Africa. shutterstock

March 7, 2019

#MeToo isn’t big in Africa. But women have launched their own versions

Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University

The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.

An activist during Jacob Zuma’s rape trial in 2006. He was acquitted and went on to become South Africa’s president. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

November 6, 2017

Celebrity campaigns and rape culture: the pluses and the pitfalls

Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University

The #Metoo campaign shows that we should not think of Harvey Weinstein as an isolated case, or just one bad apple. There are thousands more like him. Globally, sexual harassment has become normalised.

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Amanda Gouws
Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
Juliana Claassens
Professor of Old Testament and Head of Gender Unit, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University

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