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Wife battering is not a recent phenomenon in Zambia and has been exacerbated by customs and traditions. Wife battering is one of the forms of gender violence that has the potential to destroy women's sense of self.The establishment of battered women's shelter at YWCA presented an opportunity for...

The study investigated factors precipitating teenage criminal abortions, in Lusaka, Zambia. In this respect, several issues were examined and studied. These included attitudes portrayed by various social and cultural institutions towards premarital pregnancies among teenagers; these institutions...

Silence and secrecy shroud the pervasive incidence of harassment and sexual abuse of schoolgirls by male teachers in many Zambian schools. Instead of schools providing a safe and conducive learning environment, schoolgirls have suffered various forms of sexual abuse at the hands of predatory male...

Sufficient work has been produced by scholars on the Lumpa Church. However, very little is known about important church leaders who were instrumental in the development of the church.Most of the studies have focused on the founder of the church, "Prophetess" Alice Lenshina, at the expense of...

Using qualitative and quantitative paradigms, this study investigated the extent and prevalence of sexual harassment of women in workplaces in Ndola, Zambia. It also examined the forms and patterns of sexual harassment, and assessed the channels available to lodging complaints related to...

The study investigates whether the struggle for gender equality has in any way affected Christian marriage. Marriage in our society today is facing a lot of challenges despite being a very important social institution upholding family life. Catholic Christian marriage emphasizes submission of the...

The study investigates whether Women Finance Cooperative Zambia (WFCZ) has helped to empower women through provision of loans. In Zambia many women have to bear the major economic responsibility, in addition to domestic chores, to support their families irrespective of their marital status. Since...

The Zambian government through the fertilizer support programme (FSP) aimed at reducing poverty among small-scale farmers. The programme was introduced in 2002 with an initial 50% subsidy later increased to 60% by 2007 and during 2008-2009 farming season it was at 75%. The study aimed at...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the social, cultural and economic characteristics of the girls that have access to technical secondary schools. An attempt was also made to analyse the girls' access to these schools and their retention, dropout rates, and academic performance. In...