This book explores the intersections of gender, religion and migration within the context of post-independent Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on how gender disparities impact economic development. By demonstrating how these interconnections impact women’s and girls’ lived realities, the book addresses the need for gender equity, gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in both religious and societal institutions. The book assesses the gender and migration nexus in Zimbabwe and examines the impact of religio-cultural ideologies on the status of women. In doing so, it assesses the transition of Zimbabwean women across spaces and provides insights into the practical strategies that can be utilised to improve their status both “at home” and “on the move”. Furthermore, chapters show how space continues to be genderised in ways that perpetuate structural inequality to challenge the exclusion of women from key social processes. Contributing to ongoing scholarly debates on gender in Africa, this book will be of interest to academics and students of Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, African Studies, Development Studies as well as advocators of human rights and gender activists.
Author(s): Ezra Chitando, Sophia Chirongoma and Molly Manyonganise
Series: Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 269
City: London
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List of Contributors
1 Introduction: Gendered Spaces, Religion, and Migration in Zimbabwe: Implications for Economic Development
Section A The Power of Naming: Gendered Nuances (Chapters 2–4)
2 Gendered Nuances and Naming Traditions in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of the Shona Indigenous Religion
3 Zimbabwean Women Where Art Thou? Harare Central Business District Anthroponymy, Culture, and Exclusion
4 Zimbabwean Women’s Writings and Women’s Theology: Supporting Women’s Struggles for Full Rights and Dignity
Section B Religio-Cultural Traditions and Gender-Based Discourses Shaping the Status of Zimbabwean Women (Chapters 5–10)
5 Religio-Cultural Traditions Hindering Zimbabwean Women From Accessing the Benefits of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme
6 The Church’s Struggle for Gender Justice in Zimbabwe: Inspiration From Exodus 2:16–22
7 Reflecting on Women’s Voices in the Anti-Gender-Based Violence Discourse in Zimbabwean Music
8 Music as an Oasis of Hope and Affirmation for African Women of Faith: An Analysis of Selected Post-2000 Zimbabwean Gospel Lyrics
9 A Hermeneutical Exploration of Gender Perceptions Inherent in Some Selected ChiShona Poetry Texts Prescribed for Ordinary-Level Secondary School Learners in Zimbabwe
10 Zimbabwean Women on Social Media
Section C Interrogating the Challenges Encountered by Zimbabwean Female Migrants (Chapters 11–15)
11 The Triple Suffering of Zimbabwean Women Trafficked to the Middle East: Examining Women’s Religio-Cultural, Socioeconomic, and Emotional Trauma
12 Zimbabwe at Forty, usukhulile/wakura: Interrogating the ihlazo and Religio-Cultural Violations Endured by Zimbabwean Female ‘Illegal’ Migrants in South Africa
13 Ethical Dilemma for Zimbabwean Christian Women Engaged in Cross-Border Trading
14 Labor Laws and the De-skilling of Professional Migrant Women From Zimbabwe to South Africa
15 Unmasking Patriarchy: The Plight of Zimbabwean Migrant ‘Career-Wives’ in Light of the South African Immigration Regulations
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