The GendV Project

My Life Our Stories Johannesburg

My Life Our Stories is a creative platform for story sharing and community engagement. We invite you to explore the pages where we hope you will find things that interest you and make you think about the lives of the diverse inhabitants and the city of Joburg itself.

Sanjay Srivastava: Burning of Thunberg’s images are symbolic warnings of possible fate that awaits woman seen as ‘too independent’

18 February 2021

Prof Sanjay Srivastava writes for the Indian Express , ' The symbolic burning of public women also represents rising masculine anxiety regarding women who are seen to be independent and willing to engage in public debates.' Read the full article here. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar).

Watch here

Watch Lisa Vetten speak about Gendered Violence in South Africa

Lisa Vetten is an activist, counsellor, para-legal and researcher with extensive experience in the field of violence against women. Lisa is also The GendV Project's Impact Consultant. Watch her speak on eNCA about the complexity of gender-based violence, and the public response to it.

Read the full interview here

The GendV Project's Shannon Philip speaks about Sexism and Masculinity on shethepeople.tv

'What does it mean to be a man, say to a teen boy? Or to a young man in his early twenties, out to prove his worth and earn peer respect? The recent Bois Locker Room has put this subject back into focus: that of toxic masculinity and how it impacts young men. And how stereotyping of male behaviour triggers a different male...

Watch here

Our Co-Investigator Sanjay Srivastava discusses his article: ‘Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and ‘Indian Traditions’ in the Contemporary Hindi ‘Detective’ Novel’

Here the GendV Project's Co-Investigator Sanjay Srivastava discusses his article: ‘Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and ‘Indian Traditions’ in the Contemporary Hindi ‘Detective’ Novel’ from Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies.

Listen here

Listen to this episode of India Tomorrow, a series from the Anthill Podcast by The Conversation - Women, Gender and Love

The Anthill Podcast present Part 4 of the India Tomorrow series. What is life like for women in India? 'This episode of India Tomorrow, a series from The Anthill podcast, digs into what life is like for women in India. We look at how much they are represented among the country’s lawmakers and whether they might even be...

#IAmNene: How Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder ignited a movement

South Africa's News24 present a short documentary on the rape and murder of 19 year old UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyan and the movement that followed. Watch the documentary here:

Project Updates

Women's Gurgaon: A story sharing platform for women in Gurgaon

24 November 2021

Women's Gurgaon is a website for story sharing, asking women in Gurgaon to share their opinions and experience of life in the city. Looking through the ' Gurgaon Diaries ', you can see images, films and digital postcards from Gurgaon. Find out more.

Our Creative Artist, Philiswa Lila, presents her exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery

15 June 2021

Our Artist-in-Residence Philiswa Lila is currently showcasing her exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery, titled Skin, Bone, Fire: The First Album . The exhibition runs until 25th July. Read more about Philiswa Lila here .

View all project news

Media News

Stories of Our Soil: A Group Show at The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg

2 August 2021

'Stories of Our Soil is a collection of creations that will be featured at The Melrose Gallery during Womxn’s Month, August 2021. This collection is an amalgamation of womxnhood, nature, our place within it, and how they have been exploited by our society. From an inner space, each of these artists have created raw...

Almost all young women in the UK have been sexually harassed, survey finds

10 March 2021

The Guardian reports: '96% of respondents did not report incidents, with 45% saying it would not change anything. Among those who said the event was not serious enough to report were women who had been groped, followed and coerced into sexual activity'. Read the full article on The Guardian UK.

View all public news

What is The GendV Project?

The GendV Project is an ESRC-funded Research Project exploring Urban Transformation and Gendered Violence in Delhi, India and Johannesburg, South Africa. It is based in the Department of Sociology at The University of Cambridge, and is led by Principle Investigator Dr Manali Desai.

This project is funded by the ESRC

Follow our Social Media for Project Updates

Like our Facebook Page

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Tweets by TheGendVProject