School of Women and Gender Studies (SWGS) Collections: Recent submissions
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Feminine identity in anti-colonial struggles: the legacy of Muhumuza of Nyabingi Movement in Kigezi, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The study examines the feminine identity and rejects the long-held orthodoxy that silences and looks at women as mere observers in affairs of the community. In this study I use Queen Muhumuza of Nyabingi Movement to ... -
Affirmative action for women’s political participation and gender transformation in Uganda
(Makerere Universirty, 2023-11)This study set out to examine the effect of affirmative action for women’s political participation on change in gender transformation in Uganda. Specifically, the study examined the level of awareness of affirmative action ... -
Pathways, perceptions, and performance: a comparative analysis of women on affirmative action and open seats in Uganda's 10th Parliament (2016-2021)
(Makerere University, 2023-11)This study was motivated by the biased societal perceptions and evaluation of women who come to Parliament on the Affirmative Action (AA) seat. For example, women on AA are often perceived as second-class representatives, ... -
Socio-cultural factors affecting girl child secondary education in Kotido district, Karamoja sub region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The purpose of this study was to assess the socio-cultural factors affecting the secondary education of the girl child in Kotido district. The study examined the cultural practices, beliefs, gender norms and beliefs affecting ... -
Colonialism and gender relations: a case study of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Due to a lack of attention to regional and tribal differences, historical gender relations in regions outside of colonial centres of power are hardly researched. Thus, this study examines how colonial rule influenced the ... -
Examining the socio-economic impacts of oil production on women: the case of Paloch Area, Upper Nile State-South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Oil is a major source of revenues for South Sudan as it provides 98 percent of the government’s revenues. During independence in 2011, there were hopes that oil revenues would be used for developments and to improve the ... -
Household power relations and access to and utilization of loans by young women: a case of Brac-Uganda clients in Jinja District
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Microfinance institutions have been recognised as effective tool for women’s economic empowerment through their accessible loan services. However, household power relations remain a hindrance to this opportunity, especially ... -
Women’s roles in the management of community forest resources: a case of Kwania district
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study analyzed women’s roles in the management of community forest resources in the Kwania district. The focus was on examining the role of women in the management of the community for resources in Kwania district for ... -
Locating smallholder women farmers in agricultural commercialisation: experiences from sugarcane growing in Mayuge district
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Agricultural commercialisation is occurring rapidly, and many smallholder farmers are abandoning food crops for cash crops such as sugarcane. About 80% of the sugarcane fed to sugarcane processing plants in Uganda is ... -
Factors associated with the persistent increase in teenage pregnancy in Uganda: a case study of Busia District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The study examined the factors that are associated with the persistent increase in teenage pregnancy in Busia District, eastern Uganda. The study examined the role of socio-economic factors, assessed the gaps in the laws, ... -
Examining the institutionalisation of gender equality in secondary schools in Uganda: a case of Kitende senior secondary school-Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The major focus of the study was to examine the extent to which gender equality has been institutionalized in Secondary Schools in Uganda, focusing on Kitende Senior Secondary School in Wakiso District. The birth of Universal ... -
A Gender analysis of convenient food products preference of generation X and Y in urban centres of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)This study conducted a gender analysis of convenient food products preference by Generation X and Y. Generation X are people born between 1965 to 1980 while Y 1981 to 1995. The study was guided by three Theories; Buyer ... -
The effects of social beliefs and gender norms on utilization of sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents in Lira District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)The study examined the effects of social beliefs and Gender Norms on utilization of SRHE by adolescents in Lira district, in northern Uganda. Specifically looking at social and gender norms that are associated with SRHE ... -
The role of gender socialisation in choosing nursing as a career: a case study of Arua School of Comprehensive Nursing
(Makerere University, 2023-11)This study investigates how gender socialization impacts the career choices of students at Arua School of Comprehensive Nursing, with a special focus on how gender roles influence their decision to pursue nursing. Gender ... -
Women, land rights, and livelihoods in Amuru district
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Research on land rights shows that women’s access to land is central to women’s economic empowerment, as land can serve as a base for food production and income generation, as collateral for credit and as a means of holding ... -
Agency banking: a tool for economic empowerment of small and medium women entrepreneurs in Nakawa division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2020-11)In Uganda, just as in many other developing countries, there are various inequalities that take the form of women traditionally not having access to education, capital, employment and owning land (USAID, 2015). These ... -
Examining the influence of gendered perceptions on women’s political participation in Local Councils: a case of Wakiso district.
(Makerere University, 2023-02)The study investigated the effects of gendered perceptions on women’s political participation in local councils. Using the case of Wakiso district in Uganda, the study arose out of the concern that, though the number of ... -
The contribution of the presidential initiative for skilling a girl child on women’s economic empowerment in Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Skilling young women can empower them economically and also contribute to gender equality and alleviation of poverty. This study examined the contribution of the Presidential Initiative for Skilling a Girl Child program ... -
Representations of gender and sexuality in popular music in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Popular music is a social and critical artifact of the creative and performing arts not only for its entertainment value but also for its implicit discourses relating to gender, sexuality, politics, culture and economics. ... -
The gendered reintegration of youth drug use ex-offenders: a case of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023-09)This study examined the gendered reintegration of youth drug use ex-offenders within Kampala. Specifically, the study set out to describe the gender differences in community reintegration Programs of youth drug ex-offenders; ...