Table of Contents :

Determinants of Gender Income Inequality in South Africa
Abieyuwa Ohonba5

Gender Equality and Foreign Direct Investment in Selected Sub-Saharan African Economies
Aman Mdewa Nthangu21


Women Empowerment through Gender Equality Responsive Policies and Programmes within the Entrepreneurial Space in South Africa
Mpfareleni Mavis Netswera43


Innovating an Intersectional Feminist Policy Framework: Analysis of South Africa's Black Industrialist Policy
Dikeledi A. Mokoena65


Incarcerated Women's Experiences of Rehabilitation in a South African Correctional Centre
Nokukhanya Neptune Mbonambi, Taylor Paige Winfield, and Azar Mahmoudi85


Motherhood penalty and women's participation in Southern African higher education
Simon Vurayai and Agrippa Chingombe113


Early girl-child marriage in northern Nigeria and its implications on education
Emmanuel Seun Akinmolayan and Udoh James Akpan133


Beliefs and Attitudes of Rural Women in Allandale, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, Regarding Their Reproductive Health
Mdhluli Ophilile, Rendani Tshifhumulo, and Pfarelo Eva Matshidze163


Examining black feminism, womanhood and liberatory agendas in Sindiwe Magona's Beauty's Gift
Motlatjo Ntatamala185


The Legal and Socio-Cultural Challenges Affecting Women's Constitutional Rights under South Africa's Customary Law
Lebo Collins Manzini and Precious Sihlangu207


Access to Water as a Challenge to Small and Medium-sized Farmers in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces in South Africa
Khanyisani Khanyile and Joram Ndlovu233


A Gender Analysis of Leisure Satisfaction among Undergraduate Students at a South African University
Paul-Francois Muzindutsi, Fabian Moodley, Bhasela Yalezo, and Zandile Masango-Muzindutsi251


The Role of Law and Policy in Combating Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
John C Mubangizi269


Unmasking the Surge: Youth Perceptions of Socio-economic and Cultural Drivers Contributing to Male-to-Female Violence in Rural Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa
Katlego Moiloa and Tendayi Garutsa289

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