Charmaine Pereira

Charmaine Pereira is a writer and feminist scholar in Abuja, Nigeria. Her work centers on feminist thought, sexuality, gender education, and civil society and the state. Pereira is also a coordinator for the Initiative for Women’s Studies in Nigeria. She is a member of Tapestry Consulting, an organization that seeks to create gender equality in the workplace in Africa. Quotes staying home does not necessarily mean staying safe for women. Charmaine pereira's quote One of the outcomes of our effort was the change in the name of the draft bill from the 'Violence Against Women Bill' to the 'Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill.' This was to ensure the protection of a greater number of people and gain wider acceptance for the passage of the bill into law. On the strategic name change of the VAPP bill. It is recognized that the existence of the law itself would not on its own put an end to Gender-Based Violence, some of which is borne out of deep cultural and traditional practices. On the limits of legislation without cultural shift. Victims of such violence should be entitled to comprehensive medical, psychological, social and legal assistance by accredited service providers and government agencies, and their identities must be protected during court cases. On caring for victims of structural violence (specifically regarding the Northeast region). I learned first-hand about the challenges of trying to stay intellectually alive in a university context that was eroded in many ways. I learned about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment, particularly for female students. And the feeling of combined rage and powerlessness that I had about being unable to change the situation stayed with me for a long time. It was my experience of being unable to change things then that informed my determination in later years that a more concerted effort should be made to challenge sexual harassment in universities. On turning anger into action. I think of “strategic feminist research” as research that advances feminist knowledge and understanding of a particular issue to the extent that one is in a position to decide which strategies are appropriate for bringing about particular kinds of change. This would be change that furthers feminist vision of relations among peoples and nations. Strategic feminist research is ultimately tied to advancing the use of appropriate strategies, but for me this is not about strategies divorced from theory. In fact, I see the theory as critical to refining feminist understanding of what the issues are and what needs to change. Without that deep understanding, any choice of strategies is likely to be flawed. On how she views the interplay between intellectual work and real-world fighting. External links Category: living people Category:Women authors from Nigeria Category:Alumni of the Open University