FEMINIST AFRICA 8: Rethinking Universities I Issue 8: September 2007 First published in 2007 by the African Gender Institute All Africa House University of Cape Town Private Bag Rondebosch 7701 © in published edition: African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2007 ISSN: 1726-4596 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording and/or otherwise without permission in writing from the publisher. Published with the support of the Ford Foundation and HIVOS. Editorial Assistant: Awino Okech Copyediting and proofreading: David le Page and Ramola Ramtohul ICT and Web Co-ordinator: Fareeda Jadwat Design and Printing: Compress Feminist Africa is a scholarly journal accredited by the South African Department of Education.