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{"title":"“In tatters”? The problem of ruling relations, power and the National Gender Machinery","authors":"Lou Haysom","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2263998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2263998","url":null,"abstract":"Published in Agenda: Empowering women for gender equity (Vol. 37, No. 3, 2023)","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138538684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender and climate change ‘through other eyes’ : Grassroots women’s responses to changing environments in southern Africa","authors":"Dorah Morema, Coleen Vogel","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2274064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2274064","url":null,"abstract":"abstract In this article we draw on the first-hand experience and close walk that the first author (Dorah Marema) has had implementing various projects over a 10-year period with GenderCC Southern Africa – Women for Climate Justice (GenderCCSA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working on the intersection between climate change and gender in South Africa. In particular, we examine how issues of vulnerability, agency and gender are used/misused and understood in the contexts of the period of the first author’s work with GenderCCSA. We first trace the shifts in the climate change narratives and discourse, examining how terms such as gender and vulnerability are used or misused, before presenting some of the initial assessments of how ‘transformational’ and ‘empowering’ the projects that were implemented have or have not been for the participants who were engaged in the projects. The article draws from three cases, illuminating the diverse roles, many of them related to leadership and agency, and actions that women are taking when faced with current and past climate risks. We interrogate the ‘northern gaze’ of climate issues and pay particular attention to what a ‘southern view’ may offer – is this different to ours, similar and why and what can we learn and gain from the perspectives and views on enhanced agency in the face of climate stresses and challenges? The role of funders in shaping the work that GenderCCSA has been involved in over the years and how has this support either enhanced or weakened women’s agency in climate change, is also interrogated. By illuminating the valuable experiences derived from the three climate action projects over a decade of effort and actions viewed through a gendered lens, we hope to enhance and add to the critical work that points to the need for a more nuanced appreciation of grassroots women’s experience and learnings in the Southern climate change experience.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135372579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Re-centring and recovering knowledge about climate-friendly agriculture: Learning from a woman African indigenous knowledge holder","authors":"Sebastian Sanjigadu, Ronicka Mudaly","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2251563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2251563","url":null,"abstract":"abstract Patriarchal capitalist colonisation has bestowed on the world civilisational crises, including climate change and the spread of virulent pandemics. The agri-food model, which has been moulded by the contours of the modern capitalist enterprise, is a key source of chemical pollution from artificial fertilisers, and air pollution from greenhouse gases. The consequent killing of soil and water biomes, and the warming of the planet from these pollutants, increases vulnerability of those who bear the brunt of socio-economic, gender and cultural inequity. We departed from the focus on vulnerable populations in climate change disasters, and adopted a feminist critical approach, by casting our gaze towards geo-epistemic Southern regions. In our qualitative research project, we sought intersectional solutions to climate change in the form of educational interventions. We tapped into the knowledge repository of one purposively selected woman African indigenous knowledge holder, who taught fifteen practising science teachers who were enrolled in an Honours degree about climate friendly agriculture. Bringing the voice of a woman African indigenous knowledge holder to the centre repositioned the locus of enunciation and generated a fertile Southern feminist context for collaboration. Teachers experienced hands-on learning under the guidance of the indigenous knowledge holder. Among other practices they used animal waste, which they worked into the soil, and hoes to manually turn soil, thereby limiting disturbance to the soil ecosystem. Teachers documented their learning in portfolios of evidence, and written reflections, which were subjected to content analysis. The careful use of manure from animals and limiting the use of fossil fuels in creating food gardens, were insights gained by the teachers. Hegemonic rules about who qualifies as a legitimate teacher in higher education and what can be admitted as legitimate scientific knowledge, were blurred. The woman who taught about how African indigenous knowledge can inform sustainable food production, contributed towards the building of epistemic justice within the broader social justice context. Through this intercultural dialogue teachers learned to teach about African medicinal plants, the advantages of crop rotation, as well as preparing soil for garden beds. Teachers embraced knowledge from the South and transcended curriculum boundaries.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46072752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A case study of three communities – Indigenous Women, jurisprudence and Climate Justice","authors":"Kavuri Sudha, Anjana Ramanathan","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2252856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2252856","url":null,"abstract":"abstract The women of the Ogoni Tribe in Nigeria, those of the Dongria Kondh tribe in India, and the Ogiek women from Kenya could perhaps not be more distant geographically. However, the underlying threads of courage, the determination to fight for social justice and the resistance to depredation and attacks on their ways of life weave them together. These economically vulnerable communities have been systematically discriminated against by the state and neglected by the larger society. Furthermore, their lands and livelihoods have been increasingly subject to unrelenting attacks from the ever pervasive “development”. Their resilience in the face of systematic oppression may hold relevance and important lessons for us too, as the world around becomes more complex and vulnerable, due largely to economic greed and social inequality; the effects of which are seen in and in turn hastened by climate change and environmental degradation. This article attempts to identify the common threads in the struggles of these communities and the lessons that their experiences of social and political mobilisation offer to us. Specifically, the article will focus on the role women have played and will also look to underpin these struggles and responses theoretically so their exemplary successes may be replicated to inspire similar movements across the world. In essence, the authors study commonalities intertwined between climate and social justice movements spearheaded by vulnerable women in the global South to understand and highlight their contribution to the jurisprudence of evolving movements across the world.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41862807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In solitary confinement: The constrained identities, spaces and voices of Black women criminologists in post-apartheid South Africa","authors":"Lufuno Sadiki","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2250533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2250533","url":null,"abstract":"abstract Change and transformation at South African universities has occurred at a slow pace, with racism and sexism persisting. Despite new frameworks being created and policies being restructured to better address concerns of equality and transformation, women remain marginalised and underrepresented in academia, including in the discipline of Criminology. There continues to be a lack of visibility of Black women in the discipline despite an increase in their enrolment for doctoral programmes. Limited research exists that examines how bias inherent in the discipline affects marginalised scholars, particularly Black women. To address this issue, this study makes use of feminist decoloniality and intersectionality frameworks to explore the experiences of 11 female criminologists. Feminist decoloniality emphasises the importance of examining the intersectionality of race and gender within the context of academia. In utilising feminist decoloniality and intersectionality, the research seeks not only to challenge the persisting biases and inequalities, but also to amplify the voices and experiences of Black women criminologists and bring attention to the obstacles they face, including feelings of otherness and exclusion. Black criminologists’ experiences include, among others, discrimination, ageism, exclusion, and insufficient academic and research mentoring. The study aims to contribute to broader efforts to create more inclusive and equitable academic environments and address historical and continuing legacies of colonialism and patriarchal systems.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48970299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wangari Maathai – an African woman leader who decolonised environmental discourse","authors":"Lou Haysom","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2247727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2247727","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42921852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring academic identities through collage-making: A collaborative autoethnographic project","authors":"C. Jacobs, Z. Barends, R. Malgas, Lisa Bailey, Samantha Williams","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2230035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2230035","url":null,"abstract":"abstract Black/women of colour occupying academic positions is still a novel phenomenon in many academic institutions, in South Africa and elsewhere. We explored our academic identities as early-career black/women of colour through the novel application of collage-making as a tool in collaborative autoethnography (CAE). Through collaborative collage-making, we generated personal reflections on our experiences as academics. The content of the collages and the group reflections they generated were subjected to thematic analysis. Our results revealed socially cohesive and professionally inhibiting experiences that have shaped our academic identities. We shed light on issues related to academic mobility, the need to perform and the social interactions that help or hinder our academic identity-making processes as women of colour at a historically white institution. Sharing and reflecting on our collages also offered an unexpected benefit: we were able to reframe aspects of our thinking and beliefs about our academic identity and identify potential pathways for change. In this way, we established and participated in a professional caring community that facilitated sharing of tips of the trade – a practice that relates to Joan Tronto's idea of caring ‘with’. Our shared insights add to the existing body of knowledge on women's experiences in academia more broadly, as well as feminist decoloniality as an applied theory of caring. We argue that CAE is a powerful and empowering methodological approach that aligns with an ethic of care. We found that the agency emanating from the process positioned us to promote a more inclusive university environment where women of colour can thrive and experience a sense of belonging and accomplishment.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41415180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The meanings of resilience in climate justice: women smallholder farmers’ responses to agricultural shocks in Uganda under the spotlight","authors":"F. Muhanguzi, B. Boonabaana, Losira Nasirumbi Sanya, S. Kavuma, G. B. Kyomuhendo, Nargiza Ludgate, Laura Meuzen-Dick","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2245844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2245844","url":null,"abstract":"abstract Climate crisis has become a global concern resulting in increased frequency of climate hazards and agricultural shocks. Women who dominate agricultural production in Africa are considered the most vulnerable to these shocks due to their reliance on the natural ecosystem for production, compounded by the persistent gender inequalities that make up the social ecology in which they live. Climate activism as a strategy for promoting social change has a potential for strengthening resilience, especially fostering change in the systems that limit women farmer’s resilience to climate change shocks. With multiple initiatives to support households to adapt to the various agricultural shocks, the question needs to be asked, to what extent do initiatives aim at changing the systems/structures and the social ecology that limit women’s resilience to climate change shocks? The article draws on a baseline survey conducted in two districts in Uganda in 2022 that employed a mixed methods approach. The article interrogates the existing initiatives’ potential to strengthen women’s resilience to climate related agricultural shocks in the context of climate justice. With reference to a social-ecological model of resilience, the article illuminates the extent to which these efforts have contributed to transforming the social ecologies that limit women’s resilience. The findings suggest the need for women’s climate activism and organising to effectively address the underlying social and gender norms that continue to limit women’s empowerment and resilience to climate related agricultural shocks in Uganda.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48116912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Academic woundedness and healing: Welcome to the Queendom!","authors":"J. Collins","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2242629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2242629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42960094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serving in Black spaces of the institution: A decolonial Black feminist autoethnography","authors":"Brandi Stone","doi":"10.1080/10130950.2023.2237718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2237718","url":null,"abstract":"abstract Black women serving in Black Culture Centres (BCCs) are often tasked with cultivating a safe space for Black students (Young 1986), yet may experience their own gendered racism from the same institution which they are supporting students through (Jenkins et al. 2021). As such, a decolonial Black feminist authoethnographic approach allowed me to be self-reflexive in examining day-to-day challenges as a leader; including the desire to incorporate feminist ethics of care such as othermothering into developing the safe space for Black students, while navigating the pervasiveness of racism and sexism experienced in the institution. Situating my experience as a tension, I seek to contribute to the research by examining how Black women BCC directors can embrace othermothering while also resisting capitalistic expectations of labour through a decolonial Black feminist approach to leadership. Findings from this study contribute to the emerging scholarship exploring the experiences of Black women in BCCs and provide an authentic understanding of the day-to-day work. Finally, strategies are provided for Black women directors who seek to incorporate a decolonial Black feminist praxis into their leadership as BCC directors.","PeriodicalId":44530,"journal":{"name":"AGENDA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45227481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}