Gender Matters in Zimbabwe

Precolonial Times, -1980

Rhodesia, 1890-1980

• Historical Overview of Women's Groups in Zimbabwe
• Mothers of the Revolution: Oral Testimonies of Zimbabwean Women
  • Descriptions of Pre-War Life
  • Pre-War Resilience
  • "We Grew Up Happy": Positive Pre-War Memories
  • "Ruled Like Tame Animals": Acts of a Faceless Government
  • The Children of War
  • The Shattering of Home
  • The Horrors of War
  • The War on Women's Bodies
  • Communities Torn Apart
  • The Gravity of War: Caught Between Factions
  • Destruction of the Future
  • Collaborative Efforts
  • The Loss of Husbands
  • The Resilience of Women During the War
  • The Women Look Forward (and Back)

Zimbabwe after Independence, 1980-

• Gender and Class Issues in the Postcolonial Zimbabwean Novel
• Disempowering Women in Postcolonial Zimbabwe
• Zim women writers explore gender prejudices, iniquities in society
• Fighting AIDS in Zimbabwe
• Subverting Traditional Images of Womanhood
• Women's Groups in Zimbabwe Women's Groups in Zimbabwe
• Chazan's Categorization of Women's Groups in Zimbabwe

See also the overview of postcolonial gender matters.

Last modified 8 June 2004