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Graphic: John McCann

Misogyny is in a smirk, a meme or in violence

Hatred of women persists, influencing them to internalise inferiority. Resistance is to challenge patriarchal norms and curated femininities

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. (Nelius Rademan/ Foto24/Gallo Images)

Female & Guardian | Andiswa Mengo and the judge who could not read between the lines

This week’s testimony explored whether Mengo’s WhatsApp replies reflected the careful diplomacy women use to reject senior officials without risking their careers

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Women are the vanguard of justice and emancipation

Generations of women, from the United States’ Harriet Tubman to South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Uganda’s Winnie Byanyima have fought for human rights

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice. (David Harrison)

Report finds female genital mutilation more prevalent than previously thought

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice

Graphic: John McCann

Urgent need for clear policy on sexual harassment in legal sector

An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations

Calvin Cloete has prior convictions for malicious damage to property and assault. (Photo supplied)

27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday

Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints

Women of the struggle: Artist Sue Williamson with works from her series of photo portraits from the ongoing series All Our Mothers.
Photo: Courtesy the artist and Goodman Gallery

The long and short of a 50-year artistic career

Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon

Have we made progress as a society in terms of women’s rights?

Women’s rights: Insidious discrimination an affront to collective humanity

It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls