Helen Namondo Linonge-Fontebo
Biographic Data
| ID | 130741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Namondo Linonge-Fontebo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen Namondo |
| FAMILY NAME | Linonge-Fontebo |
| SIGNATURE | LINONGE-FONTEBO H N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Buea |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3604-8236 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gender dynamics in church leadership
The biblical creation of woman in which she was taken from man’s rib is one of the passages that are misinterpreted to solidify the subjection and oppression of women with the two Cameroonian Churches, Presbyterian and Full Gospel Mission (FGM). This implies that the complementarity that existed in pre-colonial leadership was eroded as a result. This article will use the qualitative approach to unmask and analyse the practices of gender inequalit…
Women’s pathways into crime and incarceration
This article explored the pathways of women in South Africa into criminality. Using in-depth interviews, eleven women ex-offenders and women parolees, who were incarcerated in South African correctional centres, recounted experiences from their life histories which influenced their criminal offending. Some shared life histories of the participants before incarceration were experiences of sexual and emotional abuse, and dysfunctional marriage. Als…
The Question of Land Access and Ownership by Women in Cameroon
This article reports on a study that examined the Bakweri women and the land question in Cameroon in terms of access and ownership. This is in view of the observed deprivation of women from land ownership due to socio-cultural practice resulting from the patriarchy that dominates most of Cameroon. This is so in spite of increased involvement of women in food crop production. The question of the Bakweri women and their access to and ownership of l…
Mothers in Cameroonian Prisons
According to the Cameroonian Penal Code, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children may not be admitted to prison and, by implication, there are no facilities to cater for these vulnerable categories of prisoners. Yet pregnant women are arrested occasionally and they deliver children in prison and some women are sentenced as nursing mothers. There is an implicit belief and practice that women are the primary caretakers of children – hence their…
Mothers in Cameroonian Prisons
According to the Cameroonian Penal Code, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children may not be admitted to prison and, by implication, there are no facilities to cater for these vulnerable categories of prisoners. Yet pregnant women are arrested occasionally and they deliver children in prison and some women are sentenced as nursing mothers. There is an implicit belief and practice that women are the primary caretakers of children – hence their…
Mothers in Cameroonian Prisons
According to the Cameroonian Penal Code, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children may not be admitted to prison and, by implication, there are no facilities to cater for these vulnerable categories of prisoners. Yet pregnant women are arrested occasionally and they deliver children in prison and some women are sentenced as nursing mothers. There is an implicit belief and practice that women are the primary caretakers of children – hence their…
The Question of Land Access and Ownership by Women in Cameroon
This article reports on a study that examined the Bakweri women and the land question in Cameroon in terms of access and ownership. This is in view of the observed deprivation of women from land ownership due to socio-cultural practice resulting from the patriarchy that dominates most of Cameroon. This is so in spite of increased involvement of women in food crop production. The question of the Bakweri women and their access to and ownership of l…
Women’s pathways into crime and incarceration
This article explored the pathways of women in South Africa into criminality. Using in-depth interviews, eleven women ex-offenders and women parolees, who were incarcerated in South African correctional centres, recounted experiences from their life histories which influenced their criminal offending. Some shared life histories of the participants before incarceration were experiences of sexual and emotional abuse, and dysfunctional marriage. Als…
Gender dynamics in church leadership
The biblical creation of woman in which she was taken from man’s rib is one of the passages that are misinterpreted to solidify the subjection and oppression of women with the two Cameroonian Churches, Presbyterian and Full Gospel Mission (FGM). This implies that the complementarity that existed in pre-colonial leadership was eroded as a result. This article will use the qualitative approach to unmask and analyse the practices of gender inequalit…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work)