Title Women in Botswana : [a profile of women in Botswana produced by the Botswana Women's NGO Coalition and the Women in Development Southern Africa Awareness (WIDSAA) Programme of the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) / written by Elsie M. Alexander ... and others]

Edition [Second edition] Published Harare, Zimbabwe : SARDC, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre ; Gaborone, Botswana : Women's NGO Coalition, [2005] ©2005

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Description xvi, 68 pages : color map ; 26 cm Series Beyond inequalities 2005 Beyond inequalities 2005. Contents Machine derived contents note: Vision 2 -- Aims and objectives 2 -- Conceptual framework 3 -- Methodology 3 -- Limitations of the data 3 -- Institutional framework 3 -- PART I SITUATION ANALYSIS 9 -- Economy 9 -- Macro-economic policies 9 -- Macro-economic structure 11 -- Economic development challenges 12 -- Access to economic resources 14 -- Natural resources 16 -- Food security and water 16 -- Employment 17 -- Employment legislation 17 -- Employment by sector 17 -- Employment by industry 17 -- Employment by occupation 18 -- Informal sector 19 -- The role of NGOs 19 -- Political Participation 20 -- Participation of women and men in parliament and cabinet 22 -- The role of political parties and women's leagues/wings 25 -- The role of civil society 26 -- Social Structures 26 -- Kinship systems 26 -- Socio-political and socialisation 27 -- Marriage relations 28 -- Education 28 -- Formal education 29 -- Adult and non-formal education 32 -- Media and ICTs 32 -- Human Rights and Law 33 -- The National Constitution 34 -- Legal reform 35 -- Legal status of women and men 36 -- Property rights of married women and men 36 -- Legal status of unmarried women 37 -- Cohabitation and women's rights 38 -- Maintenance of children 39 -- Gender-based violence 40 -- The role of civil society 43 -- Health 44 -- Health status of the population 44 -- Health indicators 45 -- Nutrition 47 -- Reproductive health 47 -- Maternal mortality 48 -- Aging 48 -- HIV and AIDS 49 -- Provision of health services 52 -- Youth 52 -- The role of civil society 53 -- Environment and Living Conditions 53 -- Energy 53 -- PART I POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES 55 -- Economy 55 -- Political participation 56 -- Education 56 -- THealth 57 -- Natural resources 58 -- PART III THE WAY FORWARD 59 -- Political participation 59 -- Social structures 60 -- Education 60 -- Law and Human Rights 60 -- Health 62 -- PART IV REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 63 -- Endnotes 63 -- Bibliography 65 -- Appendix -- 1 SADC Declaration on Gender and Development 67 -- 2 List of National Partners and Contacts in SADC Member States 68 Notes Originally published: Women in Botswana / written by Kusum Datta, Elsie Alexander, Banu Arzamund Khan. Gaborone, Botwswana : Ditschwanelo ; Harare, Zimbabwe : Southern African Research and Documentation Centre, c1998 Subtitle and statement-of-responsibility from p. [iii] Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-66) Subject Women in development -- Botswana. Women -- Botswana -- Economic conditions. Women -- Botswana -- Social conditions. Women's rights -- Botswana. Author Alexander, Elsie. Southern African Research and Documentation Centre. Women in Development Southern Africa Awareness. Women's NGO Coalition (Botswana) LC no. 2006318356 ISBN 177910023X (paperback)

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