Table of Contents :

South African Media Discourse on Intimate Partner Violence and Femicide
Puleng Moruri-Silo, Bethel Mutanga, Ephraim Kevin Sibanyoni, and Aden Dejene Tolla 5

Predictors of Emotional and Physical Abuse towards Kenyan Men: A Logistic Regression Analysis
Tshaudi Motsima and Kopano Hope Mnisi31


Empowering Rural Women through Local Economic Development Initiatives: A Case Study of Ngwathe Municipality, Free State Province
T. Nabileyo, R.Mukonza, and E. Zwane55


Economic Empowerment for Women in Politics: A Focus on Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
Udoh James Akpan, Adedoyin Abisoye Adeyiga, and Sazelo Michael Mkhize83


Barriers to Empowerment: Examining the Challenges Facing Rural Women in Development
Thokozani P. Moyo103


Gender Equality and Leadership Roles in the Eastern Cape Department of Education
Beauty Zindi125


Towards Achieving Gender Equality in Nigeria: Addressing Barriers and Implementing Strategic Solutions
V.B. Ojong, P.O. Awoniyi, and Zama Sibaya147


Gendered Socialist Feminist Disparities in Earnings as a Factor Undermining Achieving SDG 5: A Case of World Vision eSwatini
Thembumenzi Jomo Ntshalintshali and Innocent Simphiwe Nojiyeza177


Exploring the Paradoxes of Women's Oppression in Post-Independence Zimbabwe: Lilian Masitera's Feminist Vision in Militant Shadow
Rangarirai Alfred Musvoto199


The Rise of African Women's Political Agency and the Nibbling of Patriarchal Structures
Sithabile Manyevere -Matambo219


The Impact of Mentoring and Coaching Deficiencies on the Career Development of Young Black Women in South Africa
Oniccah M. Motloung, Sysman Motloung, and Phathiswa Sobantwana233


A Critical Analysis of Parliament of Zimbabwe's Legislative and Oversight Roles in Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Services to Young People in Tertiary Institutions of Zimbabwe
Cleophas Gwakwara and Eric Blanco Niyitunga259


Informal Support Networks as a Source of Strength among Mother-headed Households in the Cato Crest Informal Settlement in KwaZulu-Natal
Memory Ngwazi and Raisuyah Bhagwan281


The Unintended Consequences Facing the South African Government in the Process of Distributing Child Support Grant
K.J Sekatle and S.J Mabeba309


Mazezuru Sect Women and the Discourse on Subsistence Entrepreneurship: The Botswana Panorama
Edmore Munjeyi, Danie Schutte, and E.G Chiloane-Tsoka327


Beyond the boundaries of women entrepreneurship: The resilience and leadership prowess of Fortune, Daisy and Ella in business
Prince Chukwuneme Enwereji and Manoj Joshi351


Public Perception and Challenges of Surrogate Mothers and Children in Lagos State, Nigeria
Beatrice D. Adeoye, Olutayo A. Adebayo, and Timilehin Peter Owoeye377

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