Auditório do Moza Banco acolhe lançamento da obra “A Mulher Em Maputo: Dimensões Antropológicas De Género E Reprodução”

The book, by Clélia Pondja, brings to light the results of an ethnographic research on the influence of symbolic and sociocultural representations’ system as bases of women’, already mothers’, behaviours and attitudes in Ka-Mpfumo and Ka-Tembe, Maputo.

The researcher at the Centre of Public Integrity (CIP), Clélia Pondja, debuted this Thursday as writer, with the release of her book “Woman in Maputo: An Anthropological Dimensions of Gender and Reproduction”. The book addresses in depth her insight into factors that contributes to the way women think and act in Mozambican society, particularly, in Maputo city. During her research, the author sought to understand the women's feelings on labour division, obligations, prohibitions, taboos, fears and silences.

‘The motivations that led me to write this book are several starting with my dissatisfaction with the power women have for how and when they become mothers and what health care service they need.,” said Clelia Pondja, the author of the book.

Pondja also added that the issue is relevant, given that most of the researches in Mozambique on Sexual Reproductive Health Care focus on women's access to health services, preventive campaigns, or maternal and child’s mortality’s rates, "I found it necessary to take a different approach, looking at the anthropological aspects in various dimensions to understand the factors that motivate women to seek for health care system in some periods and not in others."

The book was prefaced by the academic and Rector of the Instituto Superior de Artes e Cultura (ISARC), Filimone Meigos, who in his intervention welcomed the way the writer underlies the concerns brought in the book.

The book launching ceremony took place at the Moza Banco Amphitheatre in Maputo and was attended by writers, reading lovers, friends and representatives of entities that made it possible to publish the book, including Moza Banco, who provided all logistics’ support for the launch of this book, in recognition of the value and role that women have in the society.

It is an honour and tremendous privilege for Moza to support the presentation and launch of this book. We acknowledge its value and contribution to enhancing the role of women, particularly, the Mozambican women, in building the Society,” said João Figueiredo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Moza Banco.

Born in Inhambane province, Clélia Francelina Ozias Pondja, PhD in Anthropology from the ‘’Instituto Universitário de Lisboa’’ (ISCTE-IUL) and researcher at the Centre of Public Integrity.

The book “Woman in Maputo: An Anthropological Dimensions of Gender and Reproduction” is her first bibliographical release.

 

 


02/10/2019

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