School of Women and Gender Studies (SWGS): Recent submissions
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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; ... -
Access to and utilisation of maternal health care services: interrogating discrimination against women living with physical disabilities in Kawempe Division, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-07)The purpose of this study was to interrogate the multiple layers of discrimination against women living with physical disabilities in their access to and utilisation of maternal healthcare services in Kawempe Division, ... -
Social and gender norms affecting the sexual and reproductive health rights of girls and young mothers in Buwenda, Busoga Sub-Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)The study examined the extent to which Social and Gender Norms affect the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) of girls and young mothers in Buwenda in Busoga sub-region of Eastern Uganda. The study specifically ... -
Implications of unpaid care work on the men's and women's social status in Goma Sub-County, Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2023)The study aimed at finding out the implications of unpaid care work on the men’s and women’s social status in Mukono district, Uganda. The study employed a case study design and adopted a qualitative research approach. The ... -
Changing masculinities among Congolese male refugees living in urban Uganda: a case of Nsambya, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-01-25)This positionality of men and masculinities in conflict and displacement interventions praxis continues to emerge from assumptions that male refugees are seen as overly hegemonic masculine beings who must be enlisted ... -
Assessing the influence of gender relations on agro- enterprise mixes among house holds reached by NARO funded project
(Makerere University, 2022-10-20)This study set out to assess the influence of gender relations on Agro Enterprise Mixes (AEMs). The AEMs refer to agricultural farming practices where a farmer engages in more than one agriculture enterprise on the same ...