As we end the 2024 International Women’s Month, a deeper reflection on the status of women in the Southern African region points us to the impact of their invisibility and a lack of meaningful participation in key governance structures.
The slow pace at which political decisions are reached on how to meaningfully include neglected, discriminated against or marginalised groups of our society, particularly women, as a way of minimising regional (gendered) insecurities, requires further research and particular policy attention.
The insecurities women and gender-based organisations address within Southern Africa’s social-political spaces include gender-based violence, women’s rights, deepening patriarchy, HIV/Aids, femicide, women and land, and women and climate change. Women’s participation in addressing (gendered) insecurities
