Making and unmaking ethnicities in the Rwandan context

Implication for gender-based violence, health, and wellbeing of women

Bibliographic Data

ID12554606
AuthorsAnne Kubai (Uppsala University, corresponding author), Beth-Maina Ahlberg (0009-0008-1304-7875, Skaraborg Hospital), Beth Maina Ahlberg (0000-0003-1670-2843)
Year2013
Volume18
Issue5
Pages469-482
Publication date2013-08-15
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicity and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13557858.2013.832012
PMID23998330
OpenAlexW2023546710
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

In spite of the progress that Rwanda has made in political empowerment of women, it still seems a long way before real gender equality is achieved. It seems that women's empowerment is not only just an opportunity for political participation but also this is important. It is also about the capacity to make effective choices and to translate them into desired actions and outcomes, unfettered by cultural sanctions. Universalised, top-down gender policy programs have not furnished all women with the necessary capacity to make decisions that affect their traditionally all important reproductive functions; to challenge the embedded gender imbalance; and to strive for a holistic wellbeing of their families, where they play a central role. Indeed, some of the policies could have negative implications to the health of women, in particular, with sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and AIDS

Context (archaeology · Empowerment · Ethnic group · Focus group · Political science · Politics · Sanctions · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology

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