Women and Sustainable Human Development
Empowering Women in Africa
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Beschreibung
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.
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.
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
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Maty Konte
Themen in »Women and Sustainable Human Development«
Climate Change Meningitis Health Education Human Capital Agricultural Productivity Tenure Security Maternal Health Care Disability Unpaid Care Work Gender Inequality Informal Employment Sustainable Development Rural-Urban Migration Child Obesity Patriarchy