“Kole District has over 178 schools, 52 nursery schools, 107 primary schools and 19 secondary schools. Many girls in Kole District, however, drop out of school because of COVID-19 and traditional gender sensibilities that mean educating the girl child is not a priority. Sharon is a graduate teacher, yet she has failed to get employment … Continue reading Formal Schooling versus our day-to-day lives – Lessons from Ms. Acio Sharon Enon
Dr. Ocen on Study I: Cohort of educated young women and the gendered politics of courts
Education is supposed to produce a certain level of agency. It is supposed to help you innovate, to transform situations and to be relevant. We, the research team, want to know whether we have educated unemployed youth in rural Lango. We see people going to school, people graduating from school. We want to explore how … Continue reading Dr. Ocen on Study I: Cohort of educated young women and the gendered politics of courts
Akullo Betty’s gender lens on Ugandan’s concept of work
When I worked in a law firm, I realized that that was not my calling, because I am person who likes to support people in need. But when a person comes to a law firm, most times it is about how much money do you have for this work. And most women who would come, … Continue reading Akullo Betty’s gender lens on Ugandan’s concept of work
Akullo Betty on the church and gender issues induced unemployment
Our chief guest (Mr. Alex B. Okello, Permanent Secretary of the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, Office of the President and Member of the CPAR Uganda Board of Directors), I remember when he used to work with the Uganda Human Rights Commission, they interviewed me, and I lost the job. Why did I lose the … Continue reading Akullo Betty on the church and gender issues induced unemployment
Gender-Based Violence Thrives on Myths
With examples from the media in Uganda, the analysis contained in "Gender Issues: Gender-Based Violence Thrives on Myths," gives a detailed description of gender-based violence in Uganda, in the domestic realm and in the public realm. It describes how gender-based violence is nurtured by myths; and how negative beliefs and practices have been normalized and … Continue reading Gender-Based Violence Thrives on Myths
“It is Because of Mummy”
“It is because of mummy.” This is one of the most common words spoken not only by many children in rural areas, but also those in urban areas of Uganda. Gender issues have made some women to become bread winners in their respective households, despite tradition and religion acknowledging men as the bread winners. Some … Continue reading “It is Because of Mummy”
The President of Mothers’ Union and Gender Issues
Personally, I have been thinking that because issues of women are not well handled by traditional leaders and political leaders, it made women to resort to the Church. In fact, women are the majority in church congregations in my home area. But the role play that was acted as part of our training has made … Continue reading The President of Mothers’ Union and Gender Issues
The Woman in Me
Adongo is a poor rural woman who lives in Alebtong District. Early every morning, she wakes up at 5:00 a.m. with her children to dig in their family garden rich with beans, cassava, abuga, and boyo. She does so in order to provide food for her family. Her dominant husband always comes around to supervise … Continue reading The Woman in Me
Women, Land, Credit and Gender Issues
One of the symptoms of negative gender issues is when, in the bid to fulfill her duty to submit to her husband, a woman seeks consent from him to use land as security to get credit. When she does and he grants her the permission to do so, she will likely have to bring back … Continue reading Women, Land, Credit and Gender Issues
Gender and Poverty in Lango
We Cause Our Poverty The majority of the population in Uganda live in the rural areas. The people in the rural areas in Lango are mostly considered to be poor. Growing up as a child in a rural area of Lango, I also considered people in my area as poor. This was mostly based on … Continue reading Gender and Poverty in Lango
