Browsing College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHuSS) by Subject "Gender"
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"Abortion? That's for women!" Narratives and experiences of commercial motorbike riders in South-Western Uganda.
(Women's Health and Action Research Center, 2005)Although constitutionally illegal, induced abortion is a vital reproductive health option in Uganda. This paper analyses men's narratives about meanings of, and experiences with, abortion. Men play significant roles in ... -
An analysis of the female images portrayed in Rukiga Proverbs
(Makerere University, 2019-10)This research studied an analysis of female images in Rukiga proverbs in the South Western Uganda, in the area formerly known as Kigezi. It aimed at establishing whether women were given a positive image, a negative one, ... -
The application of gender equity in the human resource management processes of higher education in Uganda: a case study of Mbarara University of Science and Technology
(Makerere University, 2023-10)The study examined the application of gender equity in the human resource process of higher education using Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) as the case study. To be specific the study; identified the ... -
Constraints affecting the participation of girls and women in sports in Uganda
(1994)Despite the fact that the population of Uganda consists of nearly 60% females, there are more males involved in sports in Uganda than women. More men are penetrating sports at the international level than women in Uganda. ... -
Constraints affecting the participation of girls and women in sports in Uganda
(1994)Despite the fact that the population of Uganda consists of nearly 60% females, there are more males involved in sports in Uganda than women. More men are penetrating sports at the international level than women in Uganda. ... -
Contemporary myths, sexuality misconceptions, information sources, and risk perceptions of Bodaboda men in Southwest Uganda.
(Springer, 2005)This article reports findings from a study conducted among 212 private motorbike-taxi riders, locally called bodabodamen, from two study sites--a slum area and the urban center of Masaka town. Qualitative and quantitative ... -
Dismantling reified African culture through localised homosexualities in Uganda.
(Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2013)Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 aimed at protecting the cherished culture of the people against emergent threats to the traditional heterosexual family. The Bill's justification, however, lay in myopic imaginings ... -
Effects of COVID-19 on food insecurity and gender relations in Kisoro District
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to establish how COVID-19 escalated food insecurity in Kisoro District which in turn accelerated gender-based violence in Kisoro district. Objectives: The study was ... -
An exploratory study on the use of digital platforms as business networking tool for women-led SMES in Nakawa peri-urban community, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2019-10-12)Social media is a phenomenon that has transformed the interaction and communication of individuals throughout the world. Especially, social networking websites are very popular and have become a daily practice in a lot of ... -
Gender and decision-making in the print media in Uganda : experiences of newspaper editors
(Makerere University, 2021-04-08)The media plays a crucial role in framing public debates and shaping public perceptions by selecting the issues to be reported and how they are represented. For the media to accurately mirror societies and to produce ... -
Gender and poverty: the agriculture sector programme support in Uganda.
(1999)At the time of writings, Uganda was the only country in Africa with an established Ministry of Gender. The country has an operational National Gender Policy to facilitate the process of mainstreaming gender concerns in the ... -
Gender and poverty: the agriculture sector programme support in Uganda.
(1999)At the time of writings, Uganda was the only country in Africa with an established Ministry of Gender. The country has an operational National Gender Policy to facilitate the process of mainstreaming gender concerns in the ... -
Gender and public health space: a case of career progression of female doctors in Uganda Public Medical Services
(Makerere University, 2023-12)The health sector is one of the most crucial sectors in the world where female doctors could play a significant role. Women play a vital role in Uganda’s socioeconomic development generally, and the health sector in ... -
Gender differences in response and resilience to drought among pastoral communities in Nakaseke District, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Gender differences affect communities' response, adaptability and resilience to extreme events such as drought in arid and semi-arid areas. This study was undertaken to assess the gender differences in response and ... -
Gender differentiated pathways to understanding child abuse and neglect in Uganda : exigencies in the post conflict Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05-05)The study investigated the post conflict gender differentiated pathways to understanding Child Abuse and Neglect in Gulu, Lira and Kitgum districts, northern Uganda. Northern Uganda experienced a conflict for 2 decades ... -
Gender differentiated perceptions held for triggers of child neglect in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-24)Although considerable research exists on Child Neglect (CN), gender-differentiated perceptions that fuel CN are not yet known. In the patriarchal family settings, the perception often held of mothers is that of childcare ... -
Gender, class, culture and democratisation: a study of women’s participation in formal politics and collective activities in Kampala, Uganda
(2009-05-29)This thesis is an in-depth study of Ugandan women’s responses to the transition to democracy that began when the National Resistance Movement came to power in 1986. In contrast to the political repression of preceding ... -
Gender, science self-efficacy and science related career aspirations among ordinary level students in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2018-12)The study examined the gender difference in science self-efficacy and science related career aspirations and the influence of science self-efficacy on science related career aspirations among ordinary level students in ... -
The gendered reintegration of youth drug use ex-offenders: a case of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023-09)This study examined the gendered reintegration of youth drug use ex-offenders within Kampala. Specifically, the study set out to describe the gender differences in community reintegration Programs of youth drug ex-offenders; ... -
Homosexuality, sex work, and HIV/AIDS in displacement and post-conflict settings: The case of refugees in Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2013)This article aims to disrupt the silence, invisibility and erasures of non-heteronormative sexual orientations or gender identities, and of sex work, in HIV/AIDS responses within displacement and post-conflict settings in ...