Gendering and Sexualities

Introduction to Gendering and Sexualities.- “These Women are Making a Statement Against Rape and yet the only Thing Y'All can Focus on is ‘Eww They're Naked’”: Exploring Rape Culture on Facebook in South Africa.- The Influence of Gender and Customer Status on Foreigners' Perceptions of Individuals Who Sell Sex in Thailand.- “We Need to Understand the Whole Story”: A Discursive Analysis of the Responses of Informal Support Networks to Help Seeking by Women Experiencing Abuse from Men in a Small South African Town.- Underprivileged Women Impacted by Ethnic Violence: Deconstructing Lives.- Girls’ Right to Education in Tanzania: Incongruities between Legislation and Practice.- Resilience and Resistance: The Narrative of a Transgender Youth in Rural South Africa.

Shahana Rasool is a Rhodes Scholar who obtained a Masters and Doctorate from the University of Oxford (UK), Department of Social Policy. She is currently an Associate Professor and former head of the Social Work Department at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), lecturing in research, social issues, and community development. Prior to coming to UJ, she lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).