Where in other jurisdictions, the #MeToo Movement forced many captains of industry to account for their positions as perpetrators of sexual violence, the movement cannot be said to have had the same effect in South Africa, a country gripped by widespread gender based violence. ( Photo: Goethe Institute/ Supplied)
The erasure of women’s stories is a symptom of widespread industry misogyny and misogynoir and it produces an incomplete history and cultural heritage.
Recently, South Africa has grappled with how to deal with those who have been named as perpetrators but have not been convicted in a court law.
A definitive and coordinated legislative and policy interventions would go a long way to correcting the historical imbalance and achieving the necessary gender parity for an inclusive creative and cultural industry
Gender-based violence has been declared a second pandemic as the country is gripped by countless deaths and attacks. PHOTO: Samantha Lee-Jacobs
As the 16 Days of Violence of No Violence Against Women and Children campaign comes to a close,
Anna Mokgokong writes that she hopes progress is made by the time the campaign is commemorated in 2021.
Every now and then, the treatment of women at the hands of men who hold power over them is brought into the sunlight of public debate, making visible the often private tragedies that women have endured everywhere, including in their homes and at their places of work.