| Description |
xxiii, 267 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Females and gender status in eastern and southern Africa: a comparative critique / Anthony G. Hopkin -- The impact of parental separation and divorce on children: a southern African perspective / Tapologo Maundeni -- Child abuse: a sociological perspective / Norma Romm and Apollo Rwomire -- Traditional institutions and the violation of women's human rights in Africa: the Nigerian case / Abdul-Mumin Sa'ad -- The Trokosi system in Ghana: discrimination against women and children / Abayie B. Boaten -- The feminization of poverty: effects of the Arable Lands Development Program on women in Botswana / Gwen N. Lesetedi -- Prostitution, patriarchy, and marriage: a Zimbabwean case study / Ishmael Magaisa -- Unequal opportunities and gender access to power in Nigeria / Roseline C. Onah -- Constraints on women's participation in Zambian politics: a comparative analysis of the First, Second, and Third Republics / Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie -- Street children: a new liberation movement? / Arnon Bar-On -- Housing delivery systems in Botswana: the inadequacy of gender-neutral policies / Faustin Kalabamu -- Women, knowledge, and power in environmental and social change / Mark Chingono -- Appendix; Status of women in the ERNESA region: statistical summary. |
| Subject |
Women -- Africa -- Social conditions.
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Children -- Africa -- Social conditions.
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| Added Author |
Rwomire, Apollo, 1945-
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| ISBN |
0275962180 alkaline paper |
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