Overview
- Explores the prevalence of sexual harassment in Africa
- Explores sexual harassment as a rights violation in African countries
- Sheds light on the incidence of sexual harassment
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This book delves into the endemic and pervasive issue of sexual harassment in Africa, examining it as a gendered expression of power and a gross violation of human rights. It explores sexual harassment in various sectors, including domestic work, academia, and the informal economy, across a range of African countries. The book also highlights the sexual harassment experienced by vulnerable populations, such as internally displaced people, people with disabilities, and women and girls traveling by air. With a keen focus on the intersection of law, feminism, and human rights, the book analyzes the role of the courts and national human rights institutions in addressing sexual harassment, drawing lessons from other jurisdictions. This book is a must-read for researchers, policymakers, and civil society organizations interested in gender power relations and women‘s rights in Africa and beyond.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“This book is a path-breaking look at the issue of sexual harassment law in Africa, a topic that has received little scholarly treatment until now. Congratulations to the editors and authors for identifying and then filling this gap with their compelling and rigorous examination of the law and social context surrounding sexual harassment in Africa. The book takes an intersectional approach to human rights by exploring the intersection of gender, disability, refugee status, and social class, and in so doing, offers an invaluable contribution to the literature on women’s human rights in Africa.” (Prof Johanna Bond, Dean Faculty of Law Rutgers University, USA)
“This book is a welcome addition to human rights, particularly women’s rights literature. It adopts a very unique-multidisciplinary perspective to sexual harassment by analysing it using the human rights based approach, something that has been lacking from the Global South! It also considers interesting themes such as in-flight sexual harassment, vulnerabilities of various groups including people with disabilities, women in the informal sector and internally displaced persons. The book is an excellent read for human rights students and researchers, as well as everyone interested in sexual harassment issues!” (Dr Linet Sithole, Law Lecturer at Africa University, Zimbabwe)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ebenezer Durojaye is Professor and Head of the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Satang Nabaneh is Research Professor of Law at the University of Dayton School of Law and the Human Rights Center’s Director of Programs.
Adetoun Adebanjo is Legal Researcher and Consultant in Queensland, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sexual Harassment, Law and Human Rights in Africa
Editors: Ebenezer Durojaye, Satang Nabaneh, Toun Adebanjo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32367-6
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), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32366-9Published: 18 July 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32369-0Due: 18 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-32367-6Published: 17 July 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 363
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations