Category Archives: 5. Gender Equality

The Plight of Women in Kenyan Slums 

According to data from the African Development Bank and the World Bank, Nairobi’s Kibera slum is one of Africa’s largest urban slums. Spanning less than 1% of the city’s area, it is home to an estimated 600,000 to 1.2 million people, accounting for roughly a quarter of Nairobi’s population. The unemployment rate here exceeds 50%. 

Addressing campus sexual violence: New risk assessment tool can help administrators make difficult decisions

Sandy Jung, MacEwan University and Jesmen Mendoza, Toronto Metropolitan University How do universities and colleges build safer campuses, and better respond to incidents of sexual and gender-based violence? There isn’t a simple answer to this question. Whatever the response, any solution involves making difficult decisions based on valid tools. We are part of a nationalContinue reading “Addressing campus sexual violence: New risk assessment tool can help administrators make difficult decisions”

LGBTIQ learners at risk in South Africa as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools

Haley McEwen, University of Gothenburg and Dennis A. Francis, Stellenbosch University Advocacy groups in South Africa are intensifying their efforts to prevent the country’s education department from creating safer environments for children of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. Some of the advocacy groups have ties to conservative US Christian groups. Representing conservative organisations, FreedomContinue reading “LGBTIQ learners at risk in South Africa as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools”

For LGBTI employees, working overseas can be a lonely, frustrating and even dangerous experience

Miriam Moeller, The University of Queensland; Jane Maley, Charles Sturt University, and Ruth McPhail, Griffith University As the number of workers taking international assignments increases, companies have more responsibility to look after their LGBTI employees who face persecution while on assignment. Russia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are becoming some of the most challenging expatriateContinue reading “For LGBTI employees, working overseas can be a lonely, frustrating and even dangerous experience”