Gender and language in sub-Saharan Africa

Atanga, Lilian Lem; Ellece, Sibonile Edith; Litosseliti, Lia; Sunderland, Jane

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“…Patriarchal ideology and manifested hegemonic practices dominate most sport structures in South Africa ( 46 ) and contribute to an unfair gender environment, despite human-rights policies and political rhetoric. This hegemony has a consistent influence, especially at leadership levels within the sport sector.…”

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“…Atanga ( 46 ) provides a convincing argument for such experiences, by stating that “traditional practices are also arguably perpetuated and sustained by ideological brainwashing, through hegemonic patriarchal practices and discourses”. The lack of appropriate and accessible education (which acknowledges and respects the heterogeneity of African culture and traditions), that promotes gender equality/equity according to a human justice framework, is considered a systemic barrier that exists in most social institutions ( 44 ).…”

Section: Women In Sport Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The underrepresentation of women in sport leadership in South Africa

Adom-Aboagye,

Burnett

2023

Front. Sports Act. Living

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IntroductionThe lack of representation of women in sport leadership, despite global movements and policies that have found some traction, is a persistent, unremitting challenge globally, and especially in South Africa. This study aimed to explore the intersections of gender and sports ideology and its impact on gender (in) equity in the South African context. The study draws on African feminist theories and perspectives as a conceptual framework.MethodsTwenty-eight interviews with prominent administrators, gender activists in sport, and practitioners from the sport-for-development sector and thematic document analysis provided qualitative data for the generation of three main themes relating to: (i) norms and values; (ii) male resistance; and (iii) agency.ResultsThe results of the study show minimal traction on changing patriarchally informed cultural beliefs towards women with men as gatekeepers and masculinity framed for leadership attributes in most sports.DiscussionWithin an African feminist viewpoint, gender justice is multilayered and the inclusion of women within a holistic environment of shared decision-making and equitable resource mobilisation and distribution cannot be achieved through advocacy alone but necessitate the mainstreaming of a gender agenda to meaningfully address transformative change of sport systems and practices.

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The underrepresentation of women in sport leadership in South Africa

Adom-Aboagye,

Burnett

2023

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…African feminism reflects and acts on the diverse daily realities and challenges African women encounter (Ahikire 2014;Atanga 2013;Maathai 2006). Theorists explain African women's struggles and activism as acceptable processes against mainstream patriarchal power (Dosekun 2021; Ahikire 2014).…”

Section: African Feminismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feminisation of Migration

Madondo

2024

Diasporean 1 Southern African Perspectives

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This chapter provides a feminisation of migration perspective, which impacts the family life of Zimbabwean female migrants. Research on the feminisation of Zimbabwean migration in South Africa is growing, addressing employment, violence, and oppressive conditions. Therefore, there is ample support for women migrants to have the ease of movement to return home to Zimbabwe. However, there is little interrogation of how the feminisation of migration impacts changes in social roles in families of migrating women. The aim is to establish a set of assumptions about this feminisation of migration concerning families of Zimbabwean female migrants in South Africa. The objective is to understand the influence of feminine migration on family life, exemplified by some Zimbabwean female migrant cases in South Africa. In this qualitative study, a systematic literature review was employed to evaluate critically and to clearly explain changing social roles within the Zimbabwean family life context. Data were obtained using a literature review method, and interpretation and reflection analysis methods and techniques were used. Theoretical considerations that underpin this chapter are the feminisation of migration and the feminisation of kinship. The results comprise some preconceptions, values, and assumptions about the influence of feminine migration on changing social roles within the family life of Zimbabwean female migrants in South Africa. The contribution is towards the link between the feminisation of migration and the feminisation of family life in the Zimbabwe-South Africa migration context. The significance of this chapter is to offer another angle by contributing to diasporic encounters and experiences, migration policy, and family life studies.

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“…They write to re-evaluate, reconstruct, and re-educate the African psyche, which has been so traumatically shattered by the system. Atanga (2013) argues that feminism in Africa may be understood to emerge from a variety of sources in addition to the "European" women's movement. She added that the history of colonialism and postcolonialism in Africa, including the continent's own nationalist struggles, together with historical and sociopolitical aspects, are included in this category.…”

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The Fallacy of a New Woman in Lola Shoneyi’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

Abdullahi

Termizi

Magaji³

2022

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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This paper explores the concept of “new woman” as conceived by Nigerian women writers through the lens of Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s snail-sense feminism. Most feminists believe that a woman should be sophisticated, educated, and intelligent, and that she should be able to endure whatever tasks assigned to her at home and in her day-to-day activities, among other things. This idea stemmed from a desire to demonstrate to the world that a woman’s biological make-up should not be the sole criterion used to discriminate against other women in society. To demonstrate to readers that the entire notion of a “new woman” is nothing more than self-deception and a distorted version of the feminist struggle, the article examines Lola Shoneyi’s novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives (2015). Shoneyi portrays Baba Segi’s four wives as clever and smart, even though the first three women, Iya Segi, Iya Tope, and Iya Femi, had no formal education. The novelty of this study is that it examines the concept of a new woman as a means of striking back at men who believe they are intellectually superior to women. Despite this, the author has been successful in ridiculing such egos by portraying the female characters as being smarter and more intelligent than the male characters. The finding of this research is that it demonstrates to readers that the issue of the “new woman” is to encourage escapades, as proclaimed by some feminists in most developing countries like Nigeria.

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Gender and language in sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 10 publications

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The underrepresentation of women in sport leadership in South Africa

The underrepresentation of women in sport leadership in South Africa

Feminisation of Migration

The Fallacy of a New Woman in Lola Shoneyi’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

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