Research data

The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:

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2003 One man, one megawatt, one women one candle: women, gender, and energy in South Africa

This is a brief overview of the history, over the last hundred years, of women and gender in the energy sector of South Africa. South Afric...

2003 "To work hard and walk fearless": the specificity of women's resistance in South African history

Why should we celebrate National Women's Day each year? What was so special about the events of August 9 1956, and can we draw from those ev...

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2003 Violence against women and its mental health consequences in Namibia

The aim of this study is to explore or elicit the experiences of battered women, their mental health consequences and their attempts to deal...