Amanda Gouws

Education: Ph.D. in Political Science and Gender Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1986-1991); MA (Rand Afrikaans University); BA Hons (Rand Afrikaans University).

Experience: Prof. & SARChI Chair, Stellenbosch Univ (1991–Pr); Commissioner, Gender Equality Commission (2012–14); Acting Director, African Gender Institute (1998); Lecturer, Univ of North (1984–85); Junior Lecturer, UNISA (1982–84).

Awards: Wilma Rule Award for the best paper in gender and politics (International Political Science Association, 2014)

Amanda Gouws holds a National Research Foundation Chair in Gender Politics. Her research focuses on women and citizenship, women’s movements and gender-based violence. Her books include Overcoming Political Intolerance in South Africa and (Un)Thinking Citizenship: Feminist Debates in Contemporary South Africa. Gouws’ latest book is Feminist Institutionalism in South Africa: Designing for Gender Equality. Gouws was a Commissioner for the South African Commission for Gender Equality (2012-2014).

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