Sex, gender and childhood

Sex, gender and childhood

Childhood sex is a subject that is frequently neglected or taboo. The social, moral and cultural attitudes and constructions attached to the subject have tended to either deny its existence or forbid it. The problematic situating of gender and childhood sexuality...
Agenda Journal No. 81: Gender and Poverty Reduction

Agenda Journal No. 81: Gender and Poverty Reduction

Informed by the notion that women are disproportionately affected by poverty, this edition covers a suite of issues pertinent to policy and practice, new knowledge and evidence that requires attention by decision-makers. Rather than positioning poverty as the only...
Girlhood in Southern Africa

Girlhood in Southern Africa

The theme of this podcast was a result of the realisation of the shortage of studies dealing with issues that affect girls in Southern Africa. While studies focusing on girls and girlhood within the broader range of work within feminism and social change have...
Agenda Journal No 79: Girlhood in Southern Africa

Agenda Journal No 79: Girlhood in Southern Africa

The theme covered in this issue of Agenda was a result of the realisation of the shortage of studies dealing with issues that affect girls in Southern Africa. While there is now a strong Girlhood Studies areas of research, there is a dearth of studies on girls in...