Inspiring Women in Media and Gender Activism
Meet remarkable women making a difference in media and gender activism: Rose Haji Mwalimu, a multi-award-winning media personality; Sara Longwe, a feminist activist known for the Longwe Women's Empowerment Framework; Dr. Yaliwe Clarke, a gender studies lecturer and African Gender Institute director; and High Commissioner Thenjiwe Mtintso, a former activist and ANC commander. Their impactful journeys and contributions exemplify resilience, leadership, and advocacy for gender equality and social justice.
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Rose Haji Rose Haji Mwalimu Mwalimu Rose Haji Mwalimu, wears many hats. To name a few she is a serial media award winner including Lifetime Achievement Media Award 2015, MISA TANZANIA Award Winner for 9 Years of Esteemed Service 2011. She is among the 11 Founder Members of the oldest media association in Tanzania, Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA), founder Chair of Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSAT) and the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT).
Sara Longwe Sara Longwe, a feminist activist based in Lusaka, Zambia has developed a method of analyzing gender issues popularly known as Longwe Women s Empowerment Framework in the global feminist and gender literature. She has been involved in the struggle for gender justice for many years. She vigorously began her activism in the 1970s, when as a young secondary school teacher, the government refused to give her maternity leave,
Dr Yaliwe Clarke Yaliwe Clarke, Interim Director of the African Gender institute and a Lecturer in Gender Studies at the School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Since 2000 she has interacted with a wide range of women's rights activists and peace- builders/conflict resolution practitioners in over 11 countries in Africa.
High Commissioner Thenjiwe Mtintso While studying at the University of Fort Hare, Mtintso became a student activist in the South African Student Organisation (SASO) and the BCM. Her activism in student politics led to her expulsion from the university. Mtintso was detained several times by the security police in the 1970s, as well as banned because of her activities as a political organiser and a journalist of the Daily Dispatch newspaper. After Mtintso was arrested and brutally tortured by the security police, she was forced to go into exile in 1978. While in exile she joined the ANC and MK. She underwent military training and became the commander of MK.
