Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "Women"
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A strengths-based group intervention for women who experienced child sexual abuse
(Sage, 2017)Purpose: This study evaluated the benefits of a "survivor to thriver" strengths-based group intervention program to facilitate posttraumatic growth in women survivors of child sexual abuse. Method: A quasi-experimental, ... -
Barriers to career advancement of women in mining: a qualitative analysis
(UNISA Press, 2017)In recent years, various initiatives, protocols and legislation have been developed globally to promote gender equality and address existing discrimination against women. South Africa is no exception to this trend. In the ... -
Coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well-being in women with childhood sexual abuse
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2013)This study investigated the coping behaviours and posttraumatic growth of women with sexual abuse in childhood (CSA) and long-term effects on their psychological well-being in adulthood. Participants were 10 women survivors ... -
Coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well–being in women with childhood sexual abuse
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study investigated the coping behaviours and posttraumatic growth of women with sexual abuse in childhood (CSA) and long-term effects on their psychological well-being in adulthood. Participants were 10 women survivors ... -
‘Die hand aan die wieg regeer die land [The hand that rocks the cradle rules the land]’: Exploring the Agency and Identity of Women in the Ossewa- Brandwag, 1939–1954
(Unisa Press, 2015)The Ossewa-Brandwag (Oxwagon Sentinal) was an Afrikaner nationalist organisation strongly influenced by the dominant Fascist ideologies between the two world wars. Within a few years the organization became a mass movement ... -
Effective use of media awareness campaigns for Breast Cancer Care among women: a comparative study
(Bridgewater State University, 2016)This study investigated the influence of media awareness campaigns on breast cancer care among women in South-West Nigeria. This study employed a mixed research method, which made use of survey and focus group discussion ... -
From fund-raising to Freedom Day: the nature of women’s general activities in the Ossewa-Brandwag, 1939-1943.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)The Ossewa-Brandwag (OB) was a mass-movement that originated as a result of the euphoria created by the 1938 Centenary Celebrations of the Great Trek in South Africa. With far-reaching and very ambitious aims the OB was ... -
Lineage and women's autonomy in household decision-making in Ghana
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)This paper examines the relationship between lineage and women's autonomy in household decisionmaking using the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey dataset. The sample consists of 1,870 women currently in union. The ... -
Only real men respect women : the use of scripture in the violence against women pandemic : research article
(Institute of Afro-Hellenic Studies ; University of Johannesburg, 2013)Violence against women is disturbing, and yet it remains endemic in all societies. The South African Government passed the Domestic Violence Act into law in 1998 (Act 116 of 1998) as part of the country’s local and ... -
The perception on women working in core mining environment
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)Until 1996, all women in South Africa were prohibited, by law, from working underground. With the introduction of the Mining Charter all, this changed and companies started hiring women for different positions. The ...