Freedom for women
Mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12552104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shamim Meer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 36-45 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-2074 • E-ISSN: 1364-9221 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13552070512331332285 |
| OpenAlex | W2074215987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 4 |
The liberation struggle in South Africa highlighted racial and class oppression as key causes of poverty,inequality, and a lack of rights for most South Africans. Drawing on the language of the struggle,women political and trade union activists brought attention to their oppression and exploitation aswomen, and were able to place non-sexism alongside non-racism and democracy as key liberationprinciples. However, while men in these organisations ostensibly accepted the idea of non-sexism, theywere not ready to change their behaviour or give up their power, and women activists met with ongoingresistance. During the negotiations for democracy, women drew on their experience of the years ofstruggle and were able to ensure a high proportion of women in parliament, influence the country's constitution, and advocate the establishment of State machinery to mainstream gender equality.However, in the post-apartheid era of reconstruction and development, both the demobilisation ofprotest movements and the emphasis on the technical aspects of development stand in the way of gendermainstreaming via the State
Constitution · Democracy · Mainstream · Oppression · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Racism · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · South African History and Culture
Gender and Citizenship in the Global Age
A woman of all times
Challenging the Lion in Its Den
Feminist contributions, challenges and claims
Intersectionality in Apartheid and Post-apartheid South Africa
We Have to Ask for Permission to Become
Understanding the agency of home-based care volunteers
Canadian Gender-Based Analysis Training in South Africa
It's just been such a horrible experience.’ Perceptions of gender mainstreaming by practitioners in South African organisations
Conflicting policy narratives
Citizenship and social status in Miriam Tlali’s Muriel at Metropolitan
Changes and Continuities
Resolving the Democracy Paradox
Democratization, Women's Movements, and Gender-Equitable States
| Citations per year | 0.74 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |