| Title |
In search of equality [electronic resource] : Women, law and society in Africa. |
|
| Publication Info. |
Juta Academic 2014. |
|
| Description |
1 online resource () |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
computer c rdamedia |
|
online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary |
Just over 50 years ago several African countries drew up new Constitutions which included protocols such as the Protocol on the Rights of Women. Decades later, has constitutional reform brought gender equality to women in Africa? And what does gender equality mean in the everyday lives of women on the continent? The contributors to this volume provide insights into women's rights in seven African countries - Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. Each looks at the causes, context and consequences of the struggle to uphold women's rights. Their case studies |
| Subject |
Women's rights -- Africa.
|
|
Women -- Violence against -- Africa.
|
|
Sex discrimination against women -- Africa.
|
|
Sex role -- Africa.
|
|
LAW / Gender & the Law
|
| Genre |
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Freading.
|
| Related To |
Print version: 9781306463164 |
| ISBN |
1306463165 (electronic bk.) |
|
9781306463164 (electronic bk.) |
|
9781775821519 (electronic bk.) |
|
177582151X (electronic bk.) |
|
| ISBN |
1306463165 (electronic bk.) |
|
9781306463164 (electronic bk.) |
|
9781775821519 (electronic bk.) |
|
177582151X (electronic bk.) |
|
