| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 420 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gender, development and social change |
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Gender, development and social change.
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| Contents |
Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part II: Climate Change and Gender -- Chapter 2: Climate Change, Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment -- Chapter 3: Weather Shocks and Women empowerment -- Chapter 4: Gender and Climate Change: Towards Comprehensive Policy Options -- Part III: Womens Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in East Africa -- Chapter 5: Womens Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in Uganda -- Chapter 6: Land Tenure, Gender, and Productivity in Ethiopia and Tanzania -- Part IV: Maternal Health and Education -- Chapter 7: Towards Achieving Equity in Utilization of Maternal Health Services in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Priority Countries -- Chapter 8: Barriers to and Facilitators of Contraceptive Use among Married Adolescent Girls in six Sub-Saharan African Countries -- Chapter 9: Achieving Gender Equality in Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Challenges in Moving from the MDGs to the SDGs -- Chapter 10: Gender Disparities in Access to and Use of ICT in Senegal -- Part V: Labor Market Participation and Unpaid Care Work -- Chapter 11: Gender Gaps in Employment and Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review -- Chapter 12: Child Health and Relatives Employment in South Africa: The Gendered Effect beyond Parents -- Chapter 13: Unpaid Care Work Inequality and Womens Employment Outcomes in Senegal -- Chapter 14: When Women go to the City: African Womens Rural-Urban Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals -- Part VI: Womens Bargaining Power and their Households' Well-being -- Chapter 15: Womens Empowerment and Child Obesity: Evidence in Comoros, Malawi, and Mozambique -- Chapter 16: Women, Inclusive Finance and the Quality of Life: Evidence from Zambia -- Chapter 17: Womens Bargaining Power and Households Living Standards in West Africa: Evidence from Benin, Togo and Mali -- Part VII: Women in Politics and Society.-Chapter 18: Female Po licy Makers and Womens Wellbeing in Africa -- Chapter 19: Pathways to Political Empowerment: An Examination of Factors that Enable Women to Access Political Leadership Positions in Kenya -- Chapter 20: It is all about Power: Corruption, Patriarchy and the Political Participation of Women.-Chapter 21: Facts, Narrative and Action on Gender Equality in Modern Africa: A Sociological Approach to Priorities And Omissions -- Part VIII: Conclusion -- Chapter 22: Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book adds significantly to the discourse surrounding the progress made in empowering women in Africa over the last decade, providing strong research evidence on diverse and timely gender issues in varied African countries. Topics covered include climate change and environmental degradation, agriculture and land rights, access to - and quality of - education, maternal and reproductive health, unpaid care and womens labor market participation, financial inclusion and womens political participation. Cross cutting issues such as migration, masculinities and social norms are also addressed in this volume, which is aimed at policy makers, academics, and indeed anyone else interested in the UN Sustainable Development Goal of the empowerment of women and girls |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 3, 2019) |
| Subject |
Women in development -- Africa
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Women -- Africa -- Social conditions
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Women -- Africa -- Economic conditions
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Sustainable development -- Africa
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Sustainable development
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Women -- Economic conditions
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Women in development
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Women -- Social conditions
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Konte, Maty, editor
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Tirivayi, Nyasha, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030149352 |
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3030149358 |
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