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    Human Security and Layers of Oppression: Women in South Africa

    Muthien, Bernedette. 2010. “Human Security and Layers of Oppression: Women in South Africa.” In The Gender Imperative: Human Security Vs State Security, edited by Betty A. Reardon and Asha Hans, 61–86. New York: Routledge.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Security, Human Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa

  2. Research

    Cultural Practices and Women’s Land Rights in Africa: South Africa and Nigeria in Comparison

    Eniola, Bolanle, and Adeoye O. Akinola. 2019. “Cultural Practices and Women’s Land Rights in Africa: South Africa and Nigeria in Comparison.” In Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States. Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, and Henry Wissink, 109-123. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 

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    Topics: Development, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Food Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa Countries: Nigeria, South Africa Keywords: cultural practices, gender inequalities, land rights, Nigeria, South Africa

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    Revisiting Women Empowerment: A Review Of Policies On Landuse And Food Security In Zimbabwe

    Dzvimbo, Munyaradzi Admire, Monica Monga, and Tinashe M. Mashizha. 2018. “Revisiting Women Empowerment: A Review Of Policies On Landuse And Food Security In Zimbabwe.” Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 5 (4): 323-32.

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    Topics: Agriculture, Coloniality/Post-Coloniality, Economies, Poverty, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Food Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Zimbabwe Keywords: agriculture, food security, land rights, tenure

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    Communal Land Tenure Security for Widows in the Eenhana Constituency of the Ohangwena Region, Namibia

    Nakanyete, Ndapwea F., Romie V. Nghitevelekwa, Mark M. Matsa, John Mendelsohn, Selma Lendelvo, and Fanuel Shikale. 2020. “Communal Land Tenure Security for Widows in the Eenhana Constituency of the Ohangwena Region, Namibia.” Journal of International Women's Studies 21 (1): 131–47.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, Intersectionality, Land Tenure, Rights, Land Rights, Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Namibia Keywords: widows, communal land, security, land tenure, land rights, inheritance, rural area, Namibia

  5. Research

    'Gender Hates Men': Untangling Gender and Development Discourses in Food Security Fieldwork in Urban Malawi

    Riley, Liam, and Belinda Dodson. 2016. “‘Gender Hates Men’: Untangling Gender and Development Discourses in Food Security Fieldwork in Urban Malawi.” Gender, Place & Culture 23 (7): 1047-60.

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    Topics: Development, Gender, Gender Roles, Gendered Discourses, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Households, Security, Food Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Malawi Keywords: Gender, development, postcolonial feminism, urban, qualitative research, Malawi

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    A Gendered Perspective of Vulnerability to Multiple Stressors, including Climate Change, in the Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Shackleton, Sheona, Leigh Cobban, and Georgina Cundill. 2014. “A Gendered Perspective of Vulnerability to Multiple Stressors, including Climate Change, in the Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa.” Agenda 28 (3): 73-89.

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    Topics: Environment, Climate Change, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Health, HIV/AIDS, Livelihoods, Security, Food Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa Keywords: Gender, climate change, multiple stresss, South Africa

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    Enhancing Resilience of Women to Hazards through Mainstreaming Gender into Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Botswana

    Moyo, Nkosiyabo F. 2019. "Enhancing Resilience of Women to Hazards through Mainstreaming Gender into Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Botswana." PhD diss., North-West University.

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    Topics: Environment, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Households, Rights, Human Rights, Security, Food Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Botswana Keywords: disaster risk reduction, climate-change adaptation, Gender, mainstreaming, women, social vulnerability, resilience, sustainable development, Botswana

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