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Isaiah Munyiswa, Pauline Mateveke, Ezra Chitando - COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe

Women's Pandemic Experiences and Lessons for the Future

Av Isaiah Munyiswa, Pauline Mateveke, Ezra Chitando

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This book investigates the experiences of women in Zimbabwe facing COVID-19 and gender-based violence, arguing that the insights from this extremely tough period could be used as a springboard for positive legal, cultural and policy changes.In 2020, COVID-19 caught the world by surprise, and often the socio-cultural factors impacting the treatment and care of those infected by the virus were not fully considered. In Zimbabwe, the socially constructed role of women as caregivers left them particularly vulnerable. Not only this, but COVID-19 lockdowns coincided with particularly high levels of sexual exploitation and gender-based violence, with women again comprising the majority of victims. Authors in this book analyse the pandemic experiences of women in Zimbabwe, both in the workplace or in the home, with the hope of fostering positive cultural change, and sensitising policy-makers to the need for legislation that protects women in moments of disasters.The important lessons and discussion points raised by this book will be important to policymakers both within Zimbabwe and beyond, and to researchers working on gender, public health, philosophy, sociology, and politics in Africa.
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Isaiah Munyiswa (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the National University of Lesotho. He teaches courses in Political Philosophy, Critical Thinking Skills and Textual Analysis. His research interests are in the capabilities approach to human development, citizenship studies, Economic Philosophy and the Philosophy of Well-being.Pauline Mateveke (PhD) Is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Media Studies at the University of Zimbabwe. She is an African literature and culture scholar whose research interests include, gender, sexuality, Popular Culture, political and social themes on Africa.Ezra Chitando (PhD) is a Professor of Phenomenology of Religion in the Department of Philosophy, Religion and Ethics at the University of Zimbabwe. His broad research and publication interests include method and theory in the study of religion, as well as religion, health, gender, security, politics, development, climate change, and sexuality, among others.

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"GBV, in many of its varied forms, is explored in this book, with findings and lessons that are applicable both within and beyond the Zimbabwean context. [...] COVID-19 and gender-based violence in Zimbabwe not only succeeds in its two goals—to document women’s experience and look ahead to pandemic preparedness—but also is a powerful source of lived experience. The words of women who have survived both GBV and COVID-19, in both their native languages and translated into English, provide powerful insight into the lives behind the statistics, and accountability to serve them better going forwards."Phoebe Ashley-Norman, writing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 25, Issue 8, 845.

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