Rhodes University lagging in gender transformation, commission hears
Rhodes University is lagging behind in gender transformation‚ which is ironic because most of its student population consists of women.The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) heard this on Wednesday during public hearings into gender transformation at institutions of higher learning.The CGE began the process two years ago with an investigation of transformation at the University of SA‚ the University of Venda and the Department of Higher Education and Training.Last year‚ it looked at transformation at the University of Pretoria‚ North West University and Tshwane University of Technology.Now Rhodes University‚ the University of Cape Town‚ the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of KwaZulu-Natal will have their turn.CGE legal officer Kerry Oosthuysen said Rhodes was included in the investigations this year because of the protests around "rape culture" on its Grahamstown campus.Oosthuysen said the university had a well-documented history of sexual violence on campus‚ wi...
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