Towards Gender Equality: South African Schools during the HIV and AIDS Epidemic

by Robert Morrell, Debbie Epstein, Elaine Unterhalter, Deevia Bhana, Relebohile Moletsane

Overview

Since the democratic elections in 1994, there have been concerted efforts to redress race and gender inequalities in South Africa. Learners and teachers have responded in their own ways to change and this nuanced analysis reveals their struggles to realise gender equality by living gender differently. In distinguishing short-term interventions to change behaviour from institutional approaches, which seek to transform school structures, this book offers a new framework for understanding gender-equality initiatives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781869141752
Publisher:	University of Natal Press
Publication date:	06/01/2009
Pages:	223
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations vii

Acknowledgements ix

Chapter 1 Introductory Accounts 1

Chapter 2 Elusive Equality: Theoretical Engagements 9

Chapter 3 Addressing Gender Equality in South Africa: 1994-2008 27

Chapter 4 Setting the Scene: Research Approaches and Sites 53

Chapter 5 The Challenge of Instituting Gender Equality in Secondary Schools 71

Chapter 6 Struggling with Gender and Sexuality in Primary Schools: Teaching about HIV and AIDS 93

Chapter 7 'AmaBornFree': Identities, Sexuality and the Negotiation of Gender Equality in Secondary Schools 111

Chapter 8 Sexuality, Race and Class: The Making of Identities through Young Children's Accounts of HIV and AIDS 131

Chapter 9 Teacher Masculinities and Gendered Pedagogy 147

Chapter 10 Women Teachers, Women's Work and the Challenge of Care 169

Chapter 11 Progress towards Equality: A Conclusion 183

References 195

About the Authors 213

Index 217