Participatory research: Opportunities and challenges for research with women in South Africa

This article reports on a participatory project conducted with a group of Coloured women from Eersterust, a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. The outcomes of the project re-emphasize the correlation between the fundamental aspects underlying both participatory research and feminist research, and point out the noticeable positive impact that the experience had on the women participating in the project. The article concludes by challenging researchers to take advantage of the opportunities that the increasing use of participatory research approaches can hold for future research with women in South Africa.