Social Constructions of Gender-Based Violence in African Countries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ojo, Tinuade Adekunbi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abused women.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : African Minds, 2026.

Summary:

Based on rich, contextual analysis from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ethiopia, Social Constructions of Gender-Based Violence in African Countries offers an exploration of gender-based violence that moves beyond definition to examine the profound psychological social and economic impacts of GBV, framing it as a critical barrier to human rights.

Contents:

Front cover

Title page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

1 | Introduction

Background

Gender as a construct

Gender-based violence in Africa

Types of GBV

Physical violence

Sexual violence

Psychological and emotional violence

Economic violence

Harmful traditional practices

Prevalence and incidence rates in Africa

Factors contributing to GBV in African countries

Overview of GBV in African countries

Nigeria

Kenya

Ethiopia

South Africa

Comparative statistics on GBV rates

Shared patterns and unique challenges across countries in Africa

Successes and failures of interventions in countries

Opportunities for improvement and prospects for change

Structure of the book

Conclusion

References

2 | The economic dimension of gender-based violence: The role of women empowerment and independence in survivor recovery in West African countries

Introduction

The gender productivity gap

Household economic power/autonomy divide

Achieving gender equality through women's economic empowerment

Financial independence in GBV survivor recovery in West Africa

Conclusion and recommendations

3 | Is the space for gender-based civil society organisations in Nigeria contested or negotiated?

Conceptual clarifications

Civil society organisations (CSOs)

Gender-based civil society organisations

Civic space

Contested spaces

Negotiated spaces

Methodology

Findings and discussion

The state of civic space for gender-based CSOs: Contested or negotiated?

Access to funding

Access to freedom of information

Legal rights and access to justice

Use of public spaces for gender-based programme implementation

Violations of gender-based CSO civil rights

Figure 1 Violations of the civic rights of CSOs.

Strategies for negotiating contested spaces

Funding

Collaboration with other CSOs

Taking advantage of the institutional provisions of the government

4 | Coverage of gender-based violence in Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 era in NewsDay

Theoretical framework

Gender policy and legislation in Africa

COVID-19 responses

GBV and COVID-19 restrictions

From victims to activists

Methods

Table 1 Articles written on GBV

Headings as signposts

Unmasking the many faces of GBV

Gender representation among article writers

Coordination of efforts in fighting GBV

Parting shots

NewsDay articles used in the study

2020

2021

5 | Exploring gender-based violence in selected South African rural areas: Are men included?

The South African context

Gender-based violence

Silenced voices: Men as victims of gender-based violence

South African masculinities

Hegemonic masculinity theory

Methods and materials

Empirical study findings

How do rural men experience violence?

How do rural men cope with this violence?

6 | South Africa's progress on gender equality post democracy: Where would we be without the women's movement?

History of women's struggles in South Africa

Social issues

Employment, income and land ownership

Education

HIV and AIDS

Poverty and female-headed households

Care

Discussion

Conclusions

7 | Gender-based violence against women and young girls during lockdown in South Africa: Implications for intervention strategies

Locating gender-based violence.

Forms of GBV during lockdown in South Africa

Intimate partner violence (IPV)

Domestic violence

An overview of GBV cases during lockdown in South Africa

Effects of gender-based violence on women and girls

GBV intervention strategies in South Africa

8 | Exploring xenophobia and sexual and gender-based violence against migrant women in South Africa

Background: A global and continental synopsis of the migrant woman experience

Human-rights-based approach, ethical territoriality and migrant women

Human-rights-based approach and the migrant status

Ethical territoriality

Table 1 Core ethical decision-making framework principles

Violence against migrant women in South Africa

Appropriate responses for migrant women

Gendered migration approach

Strategic engagement with non-state actors

Sensitisation and education

Increasing prosecution

Empowerment and emancipation

9 | The occurrence of gender-based violence and femicide (GBV+F) at tertiary institutions in South Africa

Problem statement

Literature review: GBV+F in South Africa and at South African tertiary institutions

Historical background of violence and violence against women in South Africa

GBV+F on South African campuses: Prevalence and incidence

Challenges associated with the occurrence of GBV

Cultural and societal influences

Recommendations

10 | Minority Indian women's perceptions and experiences of GBV victim support in Westcliff, Chatsworth, South Africa

Background: Gender-based violence in South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal.

KwaZulu-Natal's 365 strategic framework for the eradication of gender-based violence (2014-2019)

Socio-economics and demographics of Westcliff

Table 1 Westcliff area demographics, 2011

Prevalence and lived experiences of GBV in Westcliff

Figure 1 Reported sexual offences in Chatsworth, 2012-2021

Table 2 Sexual offences in Chatsworth, 2012-2021

Causes and drivers of GBV

Figure 2 Culture and gender-based violence

Cultural drivers: The burden of family honour and religious interpretations

Community-specific dynamics as drivers of GBV

Figure 3 Excerpts from interview transcripts on how culture influences on GBV

Box 1: Drivers of gender-based violence in Westcliff flats, Chatsworth, Durban

Perceptions of the victim support programme

Table 3 Perceptions of victim support services online survey

Table 4 Access to victim support services challenges

Intersectional challenges in GBV victim support: Race, class and gender

Analysis

11 | Reimagining the parliamentary women's caucus as a social movement for addressing gender-based violence and femicide (GBV+F) in South Africa

Understanding social movements

Deliberating the role of social movements

Gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa

Increased women's presence in parliament: Catalyst for a multi-party women's caucus

The Multi-party Women's Caucus in the South African parliament

Reimagining the Multi-party Women's Caucus as a social movement

Use social capital for advocacy and awareness raising

Push for targeted policies and legislation

Advocacy and accountability group for the implementation of GBV legislation

Significance of the Multi-party Women's Caucus as a social movement.

Limitations on the possibility of women's caucuses as social movements

Back cover.

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Print version: Ojo, Tinuade Adekunbi Social Constructions of Gender-Based Violence in African Countries

ISBN:

9780639891316

OCLC:

1588138488