Overview
- Compellingly makes the case that African women’s experience ought to be considered a core concern of the global SDG agenda
- Sheds light on important questions regarding the progress made towards empowering women in Africa over the last decade
- Provides strong research evidence on diverse, timely and relevant gender issues
- Case studies are drawn from a wide range of countries from across the African continent
- Includes detailed policy discussion
Part of the book series: Gender, Development and Social Change (GDSC)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Women’s Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in East Africa
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Maternal Health and Education
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Labour Market Participation and Unpaid Care Work
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About this book
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 women’s labor market participation, financial inclusion and women’s 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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Maty Konte is Research Fellow at the United Nations University in the Netherlands (UNU-MERIT) and Vice President of the NGO Women and Nature International in New York City, USA. She has worked with a range of international organisations and African think tanks and is Team Member of INCLUDE, the Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies. She is also affiliated to the African School of Economics in Cotonou, Benin. Her major interests include policy-relevant research on economic development, gender and institutions.
Nyasha Tirivayi is Research Fellow at the United Nations University in the Netherlands (UNU-MERIT). She has more than 15 years of experience in development research and practice, including working and consulting for UN agencies, international non-governmental organisations and women’s organisations in Africa. She has published research on women’s healthcare, HIV/AIDS, social protection and agricultural innovation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women and Sustainable Human Development
Book Subtitle: Empowering Women in Africa
Editors: Maty Konte, Nyasha Tirivayi
Series Title: Gender, Development and Social Change
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14934-5Published: 10 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14937-6Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14935-2Published: 29 June 2019
Series ISSN: 2730-7328
Series E-ISSN: 2730-7336
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 420
Topics: Development and Gender, Politics and Gender, Gender Studies, African Politics, International Political Economy