African Women S Movements

Author : Aili Mari Tripp,Isabel Casimiro,Joy Kwesiga,Alice Mungwa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521704901

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African Women's Movements by Aili Mari Tripp,Isabel Casimiro,Joy Kwesiga,Alice Mungwa Pdf

Women burst onto the political scene in Africa after the 1990s, claiming more than one third of the parliamentary seats in countries like Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi. Women in Rwanda hold the highest percentage of legislative seats in the world. Women's movements lobbied for constitutional reforms and new legislation to expand women's rights. This book examines the convergence of factors behind these dramatic developments, including the emergence of autonomous women's movements, changes in international and regional norms regarding women's rights and representation, the availability of new resources to advance women's status, and the end of civil conflict. The book focuses on the cases of Cameroon, Uganda, and Mozambique, situating these countries in the broader African context. The authors provide a fascinating analysis of the way in which women are transforming the political landscape in Africa, by bringing to bear their unique perspectives as scholars who have also been parliamentarians, transnational activists, and leaders in these movements.

Author : Kathleen M. Fallon
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801890086

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Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kathleen M. Fallon Pdf

Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen M. Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups in furthering the democratic transformation of formerly autocratic states. Using Ghana as a case study, Fallon examines the specific processes women are using to bring about political change. She assesses information gathered from interviews and surveys conducted in Ghana and assays the existing literature to provide a focused look at how women have become involved in the democratization of sub-Saharan nations. The narrative traces the history of democratic institutions in the region—from the imposition of male-dominated mechanisms by western states to latter-day reforms that reflect the active resurgence of women’s political power within many African cultures—to show how women have made significant recent political gains in Ghana and other emerging democracies. Fallon attributes these advances to a combination of forces, including the decline of the authoritarian state and its attendant state-run women's organizations, newly formed constitutions, and newfound access to good-governance funding. She draws the study into the larger debate over gendered networks and democratic reform by exploring how gender roles affect and are affected by the state in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. In demonstrating how women’s activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women’s Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women’s social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond.

Author : Balghis Badri,Aili Mari Tripp
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783609116

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Women's Activism in Africa by Balghis Badri,Aili Mari Tripp Pdf

Throughout Africa, growing numbers of women are coming together and making their voices heard, mobilising around causes ranging from democracy and land rights to campaigns against domestic violence. In Tanzania and Tunisia, women have made major gains in their struggle for equal political rights, and in Sierra Leone and Liberia women have been at the forefront of efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. While some of these movements have been influenced by international feminism and external donors, increasingly it is African women who are shaping the global struggle for women’s rights. Bringing together African authors who themselves are part of the activist groups, this collection represents the only comprehensive and up-to-date overview of women’s movements in contemporary Africa. Drawing on case studies and fresh empirical material from across the continent, the authors challenge the prevailing assumption that notions of women’s rights have trickled down from the global north to the south, showing instead that these movements have been shaped by above all the unique experiences and concerns of the local women involved.

Author : Fatima Sadiqi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137506757

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Women’s Movements in Post-“Arab Spring” North Africa by Fatima Sadiqi Pdf

Centering on women's movements before, during, and after the revolutions, Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa highlights the broader sources of authority that affected the emergence of new feminist actors and agents and their impact on the sociopolitical landscapes of the region.

Author : Balghis Badri,Aili Mari Tripp
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783609109

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Women's Activism in Africa by Balghis Badri,Aili Mari Tripp Pdf

Throughout Africa, growing numbers of women are coming together and making their voices heard, mobilising around causes ranging from democracy and land rights to campaigns against domestic violence. In Tanzania and Tunisia, women have made major gains in their struggle for equal political rights, and in Sierra Leone and Liberia women have been at the forefront of efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. While some of these movements have been influenced by international feminism and external donors, increasingly it is African women who are shaping the global struggle for women's rights. Bringing together African authors who themselves are part of the activist groups, this collection represents the only comprehensive and up-to-date overview of women's movements in contemporary Africa. Drawing on case studies and fresh empirical material from across the continent, the authors challenge the prevailing assumption that notions of women's rights have trickled down from the global north to the south, showing instead that these movements have been shaped by above all the unique experiences and concerns of the local women involved.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:477045551

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African Women's Movements by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nwando Achebe,Claire Robertson
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299321109

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Holding the World Together by Nwando Achebe,Claire Robertson Pdf

Featuring contributions from some of the most accomplished scholars on the topic, Holding the World Together explores the rich and varied ways in which women have wielded power across the African continent, from the precolonial period to the present. Suitable for classroom use, this comprehensive volume considers such topics as the representation of African women, their role in national liberation movements, their experiences of religious fundamentalism (both Christian and Muslim), their incorporation into the world economy, changing family and marriage systems, impacts of the world economy on their lives and livelihoods, and the unique challenges they face in the areas of health and disease. Contributors: Nwando Achebe, Ousseina Alidou, Signe Arnfred, Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois, Henryatta Ballah, Teresa Barnes, Josephine Beoku-Betts, Emily Burril, Abena P. A. Busia, Gracia Clark, Alicia Decker, Karen Flint, December Green, Cajetan Iheka, Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth M. Perego, Claire Robertson, Kathleen Sheldon, Aili Mari Tripp, Cassandra Veney

Author : Stephen Ellis,Ineke Van Kessel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004180130

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Movers and Shakers by Stephen Ellis,Ineke Van Kessel Pdf

This collection of empirical and theoretical studies of social movements in Africa is a corrective to a literature that has largely ignored that continent. It shows that Africa s social movements have distinctive features that are related to its specific history.

Author : Wunyabari O. Maloba
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : National liberation movements
ISBN : UCSC:32106019144267

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African Women in Revolution by Wunyabari O. Maloba Pdf

Extrait de la couverture : " The revolutionary movements covered in this book occurred in: Algeria, Kenya, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. The book describes and analyzes the nature and impact of women's participation in these revolutionary movements. How did these revolutionary movements define women's liberation? What is the linkage between feminist theories of liberation and national liberation? Did the national liberation movements betray women? And what has been the fate of the original commitments (and impulses) toward women's liberation and gender equality?"

Author : Shireen Hassim
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299213831

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Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa by Shireen Hassim Pdf

The transition to democracy in South Africa was one of the defining events in twentieth-century political history. The South African women’s movement is one of the most celebrated on the African continent. Shireen Hassim examines interactions between the two as she explores the gendered nature of liberation and regime change. Her work reveals how women’s political organizations both shaped and were shaped by the broader democratic movement. Alternately asserting their political independence and giving precedence to the democratic movement as a whole, women activists proved flexible and remarkably successful in influencing policy. At the same time, their feminism was profoundly shaped by the context of democratic and nationalist ideologies. In reading the last twenty-five years of South African history through a feminist framework, Hassim offers fresh insights into the interactions between civil society, political parties, and the state. Hassim boldly confronts sensitive issues such as the tensions between autonomy and political dependency in feminists’ engagement with the African National Congress (ANC) and other democratic movements, and black-white relations within women’s organizations. She offers a historically informed discussion of the challenges facing feminist activists during a time of nationalist struggle and democratization. Winner, Victoria Schuck Award for best book on women and politics, American Political Science Association “An exceptional study, based on extensive research. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice “A rich history of women’s organizations in South African . . . . [Hassim] had observed at first hand, and often participated in, much of what she described. She had access to the informants and private archives that so enliven the narrative and enrich the analysis. She provides a finely balanced assessment.”—Gretchen Bauer, African Studies Review

Author : Saskia Wieringa
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1856493180

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Subversive Women by Saskia Wieringa Pdf

This anthology of feminist writing demonstrates the complexity and diversity of women's movements worldwide. The book opens with an analysis of women's history as subversion and the methodological aspects of feminist research projects. Individual contributors look at the experience of their own countries and explore feminism as it is defined in the North and the South.

Author : Aili Mari Tripp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1107199336

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African Women's Movements by Aili Mari Tripp Pdf

This book examines the causes of women's unprecedented success in African politics after the 1990s.

Author : Amrita Basu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429975189

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Women's Movements in the Global Era by Amrita Basu Pdf

This book provides a path-breaking study of the genesis, growth, gains, and dilemmas of women's movements in countries throughout the world. Its focus is on the global South, where women's movements have engaged in complex negotiations with national and international forces. It challenges widely held assumptions about the Western origins and character of local feminisms. The authors locate women's movements within the terrain from which they emerged by exploring their relationships with the state, civil society, and other social movements. This fully revised second edition contains six new chapters by leading scholars of women and gender studies, on both individual countries and on several major regions of the world? Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Maghreb. This balanced coverage enables readers to identify regional patterns and also learn from in-depth case studies. Women's Movements in the Global Era is essential reading for anyone interested in the global scope and implications of feminism.

Author : Gisela G. Geisler
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9171065156

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Women and the Remaking of Politics in Southern Africa by Gisela G. Geisler Pdf

This study looks at womens stuggle in Southern Africa where the last ten years have seen the most pervasive success stories on the African continent.Tracing the history of womens involvement in anti-colonial struggles and against apartheid, the book analyses post-colonial outcomes and examines the strategies employed by womens movements to gain a foothold in politics.

Author : Bettye Collier-Thomas,V.P. Franklin,Vincent P. Franklin
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780814716021

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Sisters in the Struggle by Bettye Collier-Thomas,V.P. Franklin,Vincent P. Franklin Pdf

Tells the stories and documents the contributions of African American women involved in the struggle for racial and gender equality through the civil rights and black power movements in the United States.