07 March – Gender

Today we spoke to Dr Helen Scanlon – Author of a book titled “Representation and Reality: Portraits of Women’s Lives in the Western Cape: 1948 – 1976”. The book draws on the personal narratives of women from across the political spectrum in the Western Cape and presents an insightful and sensitive regional perspective on the political history of South African women and it will be launched tomorrow in celebration of the International Women's Day. For more information about the book you can contact the Centre for Conflict Resolution at (021) 422 2512 or check ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za

We also spoke to Nolitha Mazwai – Advocacy coordinator from Rape Crisis. Rape Crisis believes that men and women need to take collective responsibility to curb violence against women and it is through this partnership that real change will take place in our society. For more information about Rape Crisis you can contact their offices at (021) 447 1467 or visit their website at www.rapecrisis.org.za

Rodney Fortuin – from Men as Partners Project also shared a useful information about his project. The project aims to involve men in communities in preventing gender violence and HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support. Over the last 10 years there has been growing international agreement on the need to further include boys and men in promoting gender equality. This includes recognition by UNAIDS that the behaviour of men and boys puts themselves and their partners at risk of HIV infection. For more information you can contact Rodney at (021) 448 8126 or 082 940 3758.

Our last interview was with Shaheema McLeod. Shaheema is a Job Skills Manager at Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children. The Centre offers a range of services, such as safe accommodation, counselling, job skills training, legal advice, to women and their children who experience domestic and/or sexual violence. For more information about the centre you can contact their offices at (021) 633 5287 or visit www.saartjiebaartmancentre.org.za they are located at Klipfontein Road in Manenberg (opposite the Western Cape Nurses' Training College)

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