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    Muslim women’s bodies are not spaces to fight people’s bigotry

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    Living in Johannesburg, I usually get to go to the beach once a year. When I swim in a public place I wear full-length...

    Women’s status in South Africa: a reality check

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    So South Africa has all these laws and regulations that are meant to further women's rights and protect them, right? Well, what happens in theory...

    This junior doctor is exposing harassment and racism in our hospitals

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    Yumna Moosa, a graduate of the University of Cape Town, was working as an intern to earn her qualification as a medical doctor when she experienced...

    We need to speak about how badly sportswomen are paid

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    Women already have to deal with misogyny and discrimination in all sectors of society solely by virtue, well, of them being women. And for...

    Pippa Tshabalala on #ICON2016 and sexism in the gaming industry

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    With "South Africa's longest running comics and games convention", #ICON2016 starting on Friday, we caught up with one of gaming’s most well-known faces - PIPPA...

    A man’s place in feminism is behind the women – and...

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    On Tuesday night, people gathered at the Joburg Theatre to hear a panel of three African women reflect on Africa’s emancipation post-the North African...

    Bleed the beloved country: #WorthBleedingFor campaign seeks to make pads more...

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    The #WorthBleedingFor campaign, started by Amnesty International WITS, brings to light the struggle of menstruating South African women. They are circulating a petition calling for...

    Mishka Hoosen at Time of the Writer 2016

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    This year's Time of the Writer festival has already served up fascinating conversations about what exactly knowledge is, and how we relate to books....

    “In those few hours, we felt like we could breathe”

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    With #ForBlackGirlsOnly Johannesburg just around the corner, racist and sexist assaults on the necessity of a safe space for black women abound. KABURA NGANGA...

    Dear black man, do better

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    Some men are quick to speak out against racism, but perpetuate sexism and rape culture at every turn. PONTSHO PILANE is sick of it. “Comrades,...

    16 days of f***ing activism

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    Despite years of "16 days of activism", women still face rampant violence and discrimination at every turn, women-hating men are still given a free...

    #NoHijabDay: Sorry white feminists, it’s not about you

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    Twitter is awash with comments about #NoHijabDay, a supposed international day of solidarity inviting “all men and women, non-Muslim and Muslim” to not wear headscarves as part...

    #SexistSA: Why isn’t SuperSport broadcasting the women’s soccer World Cup?

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    The Fifa women’s World Cup began last Friday in Canada, but how many South Africans are even aware of the event? We certainly aren’t...

    “People tend to romanticise UCT, but you come across comments like...

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    The University of Cape Town has a stern anti-sexual harassment policy, but is it enforced? RA’EESA PATHER spoke to female students at the university...

    The Feminist Stokvel’s Hair Soirée and SA’s natural-hair evolution

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    On Thursday night a group of grown women will get together at a swanky Melrose coffee shop to do each other’s hair. To many, it...

    India’s Daughter: why race still matters in feminism

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    Feminism, the “other F-word”, is making a comeback in mainstream media. Over the last year many (female) celebrities were bombarded with the question “Are you feminist?”...

    The Weekly Dissident: Myesha Jenkins, socialist, feminist, internationalist “race” woman

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    In the Weekly Dissident today, Mphutlane wa Bofelo converses with feminist activist and poet, Myesha Jenkins. MwB: I understand that you only started writing upon...

    #sexistSA: Women working underground

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    Over the past decade, South Africa has seen more women enter the mining industry than ever before. It was only when the Mines Health...

    Beauty salon need a sales boost? Why not just body shame...

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    The latest marketing campaign from Sorbet Group, which describes itself as being "at the forefront of professional grooming, for women and men" since 2005,...

    #FeministHackerBarbie: Who said Barbie needs help from a bunch of guys?

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    Have you met Feminist Hacker Barbie? She's the Internet's answer to a book which suggests that Barbie isn't smart enough to be a computer...