Cameroon's Schools

Sites of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Girls

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Linda Silim MoundeneHoward University, Washington DC linda.smoundene@gmail.com

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assault; discrimination; early marriage; family; girls’ education; il/literacy; poverty
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Abstract

In this article, the data for which I acquired through a systematic review of articles published over three years, focusing on analyzing the evolution of the situation over these past years, I discuss school-based gender violence in Cameroon. Considering the complexity of Cameroonian society and its responses to violence against girls and women, we need to establish that violence can be addressed, and we have to suggest how this can be done. From one region to another, a girl being denied access to education, being trafficked, or being forced into early marriage constitutes an experience of violence. Even though the government has been fighting these ills for the past twenty years the results show that girls are still highly vulnerable in the education system.

Contributor Notes

Linda Silim Moundene (ORCID: 0000-0003-2195-9029) focuses on education, girls’ education, education policies, gender-based violence in schools, and African culture in her research. She teaches courses in French and Francophone studies at Carthage College, Kenosha, and is a Teacher Assistant in African Studies at Howard University in Washington DC. Passionate about culture, she is an assistant movie producer at Delphy Production, and her latest short movie addresses the issue of modern child slavery. Her research is at the intersection of culture, the topics in which she is interested, and her multicultural background in Cameroon, France, and the United States. Email: linda.smoundene@gmail.com

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Keywords:
assault; discrimination; early marriage; family; girls’ education; il/literacy; poverty
Print Publication Date:
01 Mar 2023
Online Publication Date:
01 Mar 2023
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