Abstract:
"South Africans often speak about
traditional African cultures, Indian culture
and Western culture placing emphasis on
the differences and distinctions. There is
indeed diversity, but during our workshop
we observed that we share several cultural
similarities with regard to gender-related
beliefs and roles. While there are differences
in the specific practices, there are gender related features thatour backgrounds have
in common; for example, the evidence that
women are undervalued and anything associated with women seems to be
evaluated negatively. Another common
theme is that from an early age women are
held responsible for child-rearing and
household work."
