Violation of Women’s Rights by Harmful Traditional Practices

Wadesango, Newman; Rembe, Symphorosa; Chabaya, Owence

doi:10.1080/09720073.2011.11891187

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“…9 It is among the traditional practices which are which are not only prejudicial and harmful to the life of a child but also discriminatory against to the girl child. 10 This study, aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices among mothers towards female circumcision in Sudan Khartoum state, Ombada province.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers towards female circumcision Ombada province Khartoum state, Sudan

Esmeal

Ahmed

Waggiallah

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers towards female circumcision Ombada province Khartoum state, Sudan

Esmeal

Ahmed

Waggiallah

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…The above practice of adversarially promoting chastity among girls exists in Shona tradition, although it is no longer widely practised, least by the urban Shona (see Wadesango, Rembe, & Chabaya, 2011). A chaste bride, who also shows the other attributes of Tsika , including modesty and politeness, is put on a pedestal.…”

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An investigation of the sexist application of the morality concept of Tsika in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe

Chisango

Mayekiso

2013

Int J Psychol

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We investigated the sexist application of a morality concept of Tsika, characterized by communal traits, in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe. Tsika has been defined as "politeness, civility and circumlocution" (Samkange & Samkange, 1980, p. 74), thus generally falling under communal traits. Theoretical literature suggests that although Tsika is a cultural ideal for all Shona people, it is especially expected of women and children, and that women can be punished like children if they lack Tsika. This research tested whether Tsika would be expected more of women (and children) than men. In line with ambivalent sexism theory, it was predicted that, because Tsika is constituted of communal traits, a bias in its expectation of women over men would be predicted by benevolent sexism. Furthermore, the research tested whether women (and children) would be judged more negatively than men if they defaulted on Tsika. It was hypothesized that a more negative evaluation of women than men if they defaulted on Tsika would be predicted by hostile sexism. Results confirmed that Tsika is expected more of women than of men. Benevolent sexism and its interaction with hostile sexism predicted the bias in expectation of Tsika of women over men. Results also confirmed that women who default on Tsika are evaluated more negatively than men. Hostile sexism predicted the bias in negative evaluations of women over men who default on Tsika.

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“…In rural communities, patriarchal norms are entrenched and communities subscribe to strong cultural practices, beliefs, and traditional laws, which subordinate women. Traditional and cultural practices such as payment of Lobola (bride price) maintain the subordination of women in society [3,9,10]. Bride price involves payment in the form of cattle or money from the groom to the bride’s father and his family, and is part of the formal marriage in many African cultures [11].…”

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Cultural practices, gender inequality and inconsistent condom use increase vulnerability to HIV infection: narratives from married and cohabiting women in rural communities in Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Madiba

Ngwenya

2017

Global Health Action

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Background: Women in sub-Saharan Africa bear the brunt of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, and older married women and those in cohabiting relationships are regarded as the largest HIV risk group. Although preventing HIV infection in married or stable relationships is an international HIV prevention priority, little is known about the influence of sociocultural contexts on safe-sex practice by women, particularly older women in rural communities in South Africa. Objectives: This study aimed to examine how older women in a rural patriarchal society negotiate safer sex within marital and long-term cohabitation relationships, and their perceptions and experiences of barriers that influence condom use. Methods: Focus group discussions were conducted with married and cohabiting women aged 40–60 years recruited from primary health facilities in a rural district in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. A thematic analysis approach was used to analyse the data. Results: We found that although women reported negotiating safe sex in their relationships, they dreaded the possible consequences of suggesting condom use with their partners. Many factors made negotiating safe sex complex for these women: living in a patriarchal society where women play no part in sexual decision making, the fear of possible consequences of insisting on condom use, women’s inferior social position in marital relationships, cultural practices such as bride price, and gender inequality were the main barriers to practising safer sex. Conclusions: Older married and cohabiting women dreaded negotiating safer sex in this patriarchal society where women’s subordination is legitimized. The findings suggest that the women were at high risk of HIV infection because of their inability to negotiate condom use, or to reject forced sex and non-consensual sex. There is a need for interventions targeting older married and cohabiting couples and key stakeholders within communities to create awareness about cultural practices and beliefs that undermine women and HIV prevention efforts.

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Violation of Women’s Rights by Harmful Traditional Practices

Cited by 55 publications

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers towards female circumcision Ombada province Khartoum state, Sudan

Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers towards female circumcision Ombada province Khartoum state, Sudan

An investigation of the sexist application of the morality concept of Tsika in the Shona culture of Zimbabwe

Cultural practices, gender inequality and inconsistent condom use increase vulnerability to HIV infection: narratives from married and cohabiting women in rural communities in Mpumalanga province, South Africa

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