The prevalence of gender-based violence against women in South Africa: A call for action

A Enaifoghe, M Dlelana, AA Durokifa… - African Journal of …, 2021 - journals.co.za
The prevalence of gender-based violence in South Africa is an intense and widespread
problem that impacts almost every aspect of life. This call for states' intervention in the …

[HTML][HTML] Social scripts of violence among adolescent girls and young women in Zambia: Exploring how gender norms and social expectations are activated in the …

C Laurenzi, C Mwamba, C Busakhwe… - Social Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adolescent girls and young women ages 15–24 experience high rates of gender-based
violence (GBV), underpinned by gender and social norms that shape their transitions to …

The attitudes and perceptions toward sexuality and the social influence on gender-based violence in South Africa

A Enaifoghe, TA Idowu - African Journal of Public Affairs, 2021 - journals.co.za
The phenomenon of violence against women is driven by gender norms and societal values
that standardise and justify gender inequality or disproportion. From nuclear family to the …

From'victim'to'survivor': deconstructing the pervasive notion of victimhood in discourses around programmes dealing with gender-based violence

G Leburu - Social Work, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Social workers are among key professionals rendering empowerment services to people
affected by gender-based violence in South Africa. These services are rendered within the …

Reimagining gender-based violence in the eye of the COVID-19 storm and beyond: A practical-missiological reflection on an African family through the lenses of the …

TD Mashau - Religions, 2022 - mdpi.com
Humanity is not battling only against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but also
against gender-based violence (GBV), which has risen to epidemic proportions globally …

Promoting gender-based violence awareness in higher education institutions: The case of student representative councils in selected South African Universities

N von Meullen, G van der Waldt - Administratio Publica, 2022 - journals.co.za
Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most rampant problems contemporary society
has to contend with. In particular, it has become pervasive on higher education institution …

Gender-based violence victim support policies in South Africa: an intersectional analysis from the perspective of Indian women in Chatsworth

L Naidoo, C Wielenga - … of Gender-Based …, 2024 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
This study aimed to assess the implementation of the KwaZulu-Natal 365 Days Policy
Framework for the Eradication of Gender-Based Violence, particularly the Victim Support …

Black African Families' Perceptions of A Girl Child Raised By A Single Father: Exploratory Study

CM Matheba - Innovation Journal of Social Sciences and Economic …, 2025 - ijsser.com
This study aims to explore how Black African families perceive single fathers raising girl
children, addressing persistent cultural beliefs that question fathers' capability to nurture and …

Mission Impossible: What Will It Take to Change MENtalities Towards Reduction of Gender-based Violence and Femicide in Higher Education Institutions?

JT Mofokeng… - OIDA International Journal …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
The scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) has surged as a new pandemic
after the COVID-19 pandemic, which took over the baton from its predecessor and continues …

Conceptualizing Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa

T Deane - Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa, 2024 - Springer
Violence against women and girls takes many forms, and occurs in different contexts,
settings, circumstances, and relationships. Whilst violence against women is endemic …