Challenging Patriarchy - Conversations on Violence Against Women
When South Africa celebrated 20 years of democracy, the Heinrich Böll Foundation initiated a project that sought to bring a variety of actors from across sectors together to discuss to what extent womens rights and empowerment have been realized over these last two decades. From the conversations it was clear: while there had been vast advances,acts of violence against women in particular had not visibly decreased. This publication captures the conversations had; unpacks the many inter-related factors that continuously contribute to high levels of violence against women and hopes to contribute to more strategic and collaborative action against violence against women.