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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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Research data: WOMEN
2020 Social activities, basic services and support to vulnerable groups: South African government women's empowerment and gender equity responses to COVID-19: chapter 6: interim country report
Gender equality is entrenched in the South African Constitution, and women's empowerment is a priority of the post-apartheid government. How...
2020 Women's access to the city in post-apartheid South Africa: methodology & fieldwork report
The study on women's access to the city in post-apartheid South Africa was drawn up in response to the call and proposed to undertake the st...
2020 Olive Schreiner: the story of an African giant
The two epigraphs at the beginning of this bio-sketch - the first from a letter to a friend and the second from a 'collection of musings' - ...
2019 Socio-demographic and behavioural profile of woman in polygamous relationships in South Africa: a retrospective analysis of the 2002 population-based household survey data
The prevalence and effect of polygamous relationships may have serious reproductive and /or health consequences for women. In South Africa, ...
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