Browsing Humanities by Subject "Women"
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Die aanbieding van politiek as nuusonderwerp in Sarie, Rooi Rose en Fair Lady (1994-2005)
(North-West University, 2009)This dissertation discusses the presentation of politics as news topic in the South African women's magazines Fair Lady, Rooi Rose and SARIE in selected years from democratisation in 1994 to 2004. The basic assumption ... -
African women in political leadership : a comparative study of cameroon (1192-2011) and South Africa (1994-2011)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)The main aim of the study was to compare the state of women's political representation in the leadership structures of South Africa and Cameroon after almost two decades of multi-party politics in these two African states. ... -
Another creed no one ever taught them: re-visioning theological ideas for women in Charlotte Brontë's novels
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022-06)This dissertation examines the redefinition of Victorian women’s creed and quest for selffulfilment based on their Protestant faith in three selected texts by Charlotte Brontë, namely Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), ... -
Determinants of HIV and AIDS Voluntary Counselling Testing among Women of Reproductive Age in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)HIV and AIDS have become the second most devastating global epidemic, after COVID-19, that the world has ever faced and highly affecting the young and economically active segment of the population. This epidemic is also ... -
Enhancing resilience of women to hazards through mainstreaming gender into Disaster Risk Reduction policies in Botswana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The absence of a gender perspective in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a matter of serious concern for both research and practice. This is despite overwhelming evidence that women are disproportionately affected by ... -
An Examination of Women Political Participation in the South West of Nigeria, 1999-2015
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The study examined trajectories of women political participation in Southwest, Nigeria from 1999-2015 and determined factors undermining and hampering women`s political participation in Southwest, Nigeria. It also examined ... -
The experiences of women in accessing maternal health care services during Covid-19 : a case study of Mmabatho, North-West
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Access to maternal healthcare has been a challenge for women historically, particularly those residing in marginal rural communities in Africa. Scholars have shown that the challenge of access and utilisation of maternal ... -
Factors associated with contraceptive use among sexually active black women in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Contraception is an effective approach to family size control and has positive impact on maternal and child health. High contraceptive prevalence rate has been reported in South Africa, but the rate is lower among Black ... -
The managerial role of women in the South African Police Service : the case of Johannesburg SAPS
(North-West University, 2006)Since 1994, South Africa has a new democratic dispensation. This new- Democracy in South Africa has the aim to change the lives of ever)- citizen in South Africa. A new, Constitution and the Bill of Rights have been adopted ... -
Representation of Women in local Government in South Africa : a case study of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
(2011)The aim of this study is to examine the extent of women representation in the Councils of the Local Municipalities in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West, Province of South Africa. The specific ...