Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa
Discourses, Practices, and Policies
Abstract
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Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies examines the entrenchment of patriarchy in Africa and its attendant socioeconomic and political consequences on gender relations. The contributors analyze the historical and modern ways in which gender expectations have enabled women in African societies to be systematically abused and marginalized, from unpaid labor to poor representation in decision-making areas. Exploring regions such as rural Uganda, the suburbs of Zimbabwe, the Gold Coast, South Africa, and Nigeria, contributors incorporate a wide range of academic theories and disciplines to establish the need for improved policy implementation on gender issues at both the local and national government levels in Africa.
Schlagworte
African History African Politics African sociology Gender in Africa Patriarchy in Africa inequality in Africa public policy women in politics women in power women's studies gender roles gendered power relations patriarchal societies- i–xvi Preface i–xvi
- 1–6 Introduction 1–6
- 319–324 Index 319–324
- 325–336 About the Contributors 325–336