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    Hiding my pregnancy from my family is best for everyone

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    In most traditional and religious households, falling pregnant without being married is a social taboo - and it’s usually women who face social scrutiny. *Busiswa...

    A love letter to the man who wrote this advert in...

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    The advert below appeared in the March 2017 edition of Al Qalam, a community newspaper. Shubnum Khan took it upon herself to write a...

    SexistSA: Where women’s safety in public spaces is unimaginable

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    Since the uproar from last week’s #TaxiRape story - that a group of men in a minibus taxi has reportedly been picking women up,...

    #TaxiRape is a reminder that women’s bodies are under constant attack

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    Even during the week of Human Rights Day, South Africans weren't free of human rights violations. The #TaxiRape story - of a white Quantum...

    Why we cannot justify the actions of the white man at...

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    This long weekend once again saw Facebook explode with racial tension. Angry BLACK WOMAN vs Angry WHITE MAN. So many opinions littered across every...

    What Spur should have said about that video

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    We’ve all seen that Spur video, and everyone has plenty to say about it. On Tuesday, the franchise released a letter on their Facebook page discussing...

    Muslim women’s narratives belong to no one but them

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    For a lot of Muslims, living in president Donald Trump's world is a difficult reality to accept. We are constantly reassuring people of our...

    How not to be sexist: a beginner’s guide

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    It's not always easy calling out people when they are being sexist. People can get defensive and use the age-old, "but I don't do...

    #SexistSA: “As a woman, l do not feel safe in everyday...

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    Living in a patriarchal and toxic world forces women to adapt to and normalise the experience of sexual harassment in order to adequately function....

    Why does Trump hate women?

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    On his first Monday as President of the US, Donald Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, blocking US funding for health clinics that provide...

    The film industry needs to do better for women in 2017

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    With movies such as Rogue One and Zootopia dominating with female leads, you'd think 2016 was a good year for women in the film...

    It’s not all sweet sounds in the music industry’s White Boys’...

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    It’s difficult to talk about racial politics, gender politics and structural inequality in South Africa without someone getting offended. It’s difficult to say “White...

    Exhibition aimed at empowering women does everything but

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    Since its opening, the Our Lady exhibition in Cape Town has encountered some problems. From artists calling for their works to be taken down,...

    Editorial: Misogyny, we are coming for you

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    We’ve been seeing people rant and moan all over the internet about what a terrible year 2016 was. And it’s not hard to see why....

    If you think you may be part of #NotAllMen, read this

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    During a new year's eve celebration in Bangalore, India, police reported evidence of widespread sexual assault having taken place, with many women saying they...

    Why we need to reimagine masculinity

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    It's 2016 and gender-based violence remains a norm we live with, despite campaigns such as 16 Days of Activism. This, which is inextricably linked...

    “Men are trash” – everyday experiences of toxic masculinity

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    Acts of gender-based violence do not arise out of thin air. The violence is a consequence of a society that accepts and normalises everyday...

    A case for calling in and calling out, because we all...

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    Pro-black struggles should be inclusive and affirmative of all black identities. Mwinji Siame argues that black leaders, particularly men, need to be “called in”...

    Vashna Jagarnath responds to Rebecca Davis on white feminism

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    "'Woman' was the test, but not every woman seemed to qualify. Black women, of course, were virtually invisible within the protracted campaign for woman...

    From birds’ nests to being told to fix afros – people...

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    What happened at Pretoria High School for Girls is but an example of the lived experiences of discrimination against African hair in schools. But...