Gender Responsive Governance In Sierra Leone

Author : John Idriss Lahai
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000901849

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Gender-Responsive Governance in Sierra Leone by John Idriss Lahai Pdf

This book investigates gender equality and women’s empowerment in Sierra Leone, focusing especially on women’s interactions with the state and its development partners. In particular, it highlights women’s increasing agency in acquiring knowledge, diffusing power, engaging in grassroots politics, and compelling the government to adopt more gender-responsive policies. Exploiting extensive fieldwork and original multidisciplinary research methods (including econometric and statistical models), the book first sets out the history and impact of inequality in Sierra Leone, and then goes on to shed light on the constructive and collaborative engagement of women and the state on a variety of local and external strategies for promoting gender equality. Drawing throughout on insights from across gender studies, sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science, the book highlights how women are succeeding in transforming marginality into agency in order to build a platform for influencing change. By qualifying and quantifying the challenges of gender inequality in Sierra Leone, and the progress that is being made, this book provides important insights that will be relevant to other fragile, post-conflict states within Africa. The book will be of interest to students and researchers studying women and gender studies, African studies, economics, international development, sociology, and political science and international relations. It will also deepen policymakers’ and practitioners’ understanding of women’s diverse trajectories and experiences, and how the typology of government affects the patterns of inequality and equality.

Author : John Idriss Lahai
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000901887

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Gender-Responsive Governance in Sierra Leone by John Idriss Lahai Pdf

This book investigates gender equality and women’s empowerment in Sierra Leone, focusing especially on women’s interactions with the state and its development partners. In particular, it highlights women’s increasing agency in acquiring knowledge, diffusing power, engaging in grassroots politics, and compelling the government to adopt more gender-responsive policies. Exploiting extensive fieldwork and original multidisciplinary research methods (including econometric and statistical models), the book first sets out the history and impact of inequality in Sierra Leone, and then goes on to shed light on the constructive and collaborative engagement of women and the state on a variety of local and external strategies for promoting gender equality. Drawing throughout on insights from across gender studies, sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science, the book highlights how women are succeeding in transforming marginality into agency in order to build a platform for influencing change. By qualifying and quantifying the challenges of gender inequality in Sierra Leone, and the progress that is being made, this book provides important insights that will be relevant to other fragile, post-conflict states within Africa. The book will be of interest to students and researchers studying women and gender studies, African studies, economics, international development, sociology, and political science and international relations. It will also deepen policymakers’ and practitioners’ understanding of women’s diverse trajectories and experiences, and how the typology of government affects the patterns of inequality and equality.

Author : Josephine Beoku-Betts,Fredline A. M’Cormack-Hale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786996954

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War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment by Josephine Beoku-Betts,Fredline A. M’Cormack-Hale Pdf

Since the 1991-2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women's involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empowerment. This is in marked contrast to other post-conflict countries, which have increased the political participation of women in elected and appointed office, increased the representation of women in leadership positions, and enacted constitutional reforms promoting women's rights. Written by Sierra Leonean and Africanist scholars and experts from a broad range of disciplines, this unique volume analyses the historical and contextual factors influencing women's political, economic and social development in the country. In drawing on a diverse array of case studies – from health to education, refugees to international donors – the contradictions, successes and challenges of women's lives in a post-conflict environment are revealed, making this an essential book for anyone involved in women and development.

Author : 'Funmi Olonisakin,Awino Okech
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781906387891

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Women and Security Governance in Africa by 'Funmi Olonisakin,Awino Okech Pdf

Debates about security governance in Africa and about the place of women within it have moved in parallel despite their interconnection. In this book, the authors align the debates, locating African-specific and feminist analysis within the security discourse.

Author : Grace Harman
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783346100405

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Gaps in the Draft of the Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality Policy in Sierra Leone by Grace Harman Pdf

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Gender Studies, grade: B, , course: M. Phil Gender Studies, language: English, abstract: In this essay the author gives a critical synopsis of the gaps in the latest draft of the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality Policy (WEGE) of Sierra Leona. The author identifies low/weak budgetary allocations, weak/non-existent structures for its implementation and the pervading cultural and social barriers that consider women and girls as inferior to men and boys, as key constraints affecting the realization of gender equality plans and policies. The author proposes that the WEGE policy, if endorsed and supported as intended, will help address these and other barriers and enhance the attainment of gender equality results in all sectors in Sierra Leone. The WEGE policy is also expected to pave the way for a Gender Equality Bill to be passed into law in the immediate future. The 2015 draft of the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality Policy has five parts covering the gender and development context in Sierra Leone; the policy context and legal frameworks related to gender; the WEGE policy rational and objectives; implementation and operational framework; forward looking short, medium and long term strategies. It proposes to be a policy framework to guide in the setting of standards for national and international actors towards attaining gender equality in the country.

Author : Gender studies scholar Costa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Budget
ISBN : 1138240656

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Gender-responsive Budgeting in Fragile States by Gender studies scholar Costa Pdf

This book investigates what GRB can deliver for gender equality and state resilience in fragile state contexts, such as Timor-Leste. It will suit researchers, policy makers and NGOs with an interest in policy, economics, gender and development.

Author : John Idriss Lahai
Publisher : Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Gender analysis
ISBN : 1906165777

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Gender in Practice by John Idriss Lahai Pdf

In Sierra Leone, the dominant epistemological frames of the political and social history of the country and the post-colonial understanding of the place of men and women, are conditioned on the inter-subjective discourses of power, place, identities and belongingness. These have exposed the gendered uncertainties in people's lives.

Author : T. Oladejo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789785864953

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Gender Politics and Governance in Africa by T. Oladejo Pdf

Good governance is an index of human development. What constitutes good governance is holistic and gender issues are key components in the formation and practice of governance. In pre-colonial Africa, governance is inclusive of men and women. In the pre-colonial era, it could be argued that women had spheres of power and powerlessness. In most post-colonial societies of Africa, it is a rarity to accord women positions in government. Yet, the United Nations Conferences held in Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985), Beijing (1995) and New York (2000), all had drafts and resolutions to change inequalities and vulnerabilities women encounter in public and private spaces. What are the issues to understand in the inclusion or exclusion of women in governance of African states and societies? This book explicates the experiential issues in gender, politics and governance. The 'known' are the stereotypes accorded to women as weak and unfit to take strategic roles in public life. Scholars across disciplines have debunked this perception. The known constantly linger in perpetuity because the development plans of African states fail to understand what it takes to have women empowered in all ramifications.

Author : Monica Costa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367884984

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Gender Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States by Monica Costa Pdf

A growing number of governments have made commitments to achieving gender equality and women's rights, with many using gender responsive budgeting (GRB) to allocate resources for the delivery of economic policy and governance that benefit men and women equally. At a time when GRB is growing in global traction, this book investigates what it can deliver for gender equality and state resilience in contexts where the state is weak or prone to violence, such as in Timor-Leste. Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States: The Case of Timor-Leste uses the Timor-Leste case to investigate whether gender equality reform can be adopted at the same time as establishing economic and institutional fundamentals. While some may have thought that the adoption of GRB strategy in 2008 was premature, Monica Costa argues that GRB initiatives have contributed to budget accountability and transparency, and ultimately improved policy and budget processes and decisions. This multi-disciplinary analysis of a decade of GRB demonstrates why GRB is important to inform the debate on state fragility-resilience and argues that fragile states cannot defer gender equality in the name of getting the economic and institutional basics right. While a growing number of fragile states have taken steps to make their budget more gender responsive, questions remain for economists and policy makers about what can be achieved, and how. Gender Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States is the first international publication on GRB in fragile state contexts and will be of interest to researchers, upper level students, policy makers and NGOs with an interest in policy, economics, gender and development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Catholic Relief Services
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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CRS Southern Africa Guidelines for Gender-Responsive Programming: How to Address Gender-Based Violence and Integrate Gender Considerations Into Projects on Agriculture & Livelihoods and Health & HIV by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anne Marie Goetz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135911065

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Governing Women by Anne Marie Goetz Pdf

Though the proportion of women in national assemblies still barely scrapes 16% on average, the striking outliers – Rwanda with 49% of its assembly female, Argentina with 35%, Liberia and Chile with new women presidents this year – have raised expectations that there is an upward trend in women’s representation from which we may expect big changes in the quality of governance. But getting women into public office is just the first step in the challenge of creating governance and accountability systems that respond to women’s needs and protect their rights. Using case studies from around the world, the essays in this volume consider the conditions for effective connections between women in civil society and women in politics, for the evolution of political party platforms responsive to women’s interests, for local government arrangements that enable women to engage effectively, and for accountability mechanisms that answer to women. The book’s argument is that good governance from a gender perspective requires more than more women in politics. It requires fundamental incentive changes to orient public action and policy to support gender equality.

Author : Aberman, Noora-Lisa,Birner, Regina,Odoyo, Elizabeth Auma Okiri,Oyunga, Mary Anyango,Okoba, Barrack,Okello, George Otiep
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gender-inclusive governance of “self-help” groups in rural Kenya by Aberman, Noora-Lisa,Birner, Regina,Odoyo, Elizabeth Auma Okiri,Oyunga, Mary Anyango,Okoba, Barrack,Okello, George Otiep Pdf

There is vast literature on groups as a useful mechanism for rural development, especially for women. However, for group participation to fulfil on potential benefits to women, gender-specific constraints must be addressed. This study examines how to promote gender-inclusive governance of mixed-sex self-help groups in the African context, analysing twenty mixed-sex focus group discussions with 190 group members in rural western Kenya. Emphasizing group member perceptions and beliefs about participation and governance, we undertake an empirical assessment of institutional factors that explain and facilitate effective participation of female members. We find that group-member endowments impact the group’s interpretation in terms of their understanding of gender issues and political processes, and that the pro-gender intentions behind governance structures are more important than the structures themselves. Furthermore, groups in this context serve as a distinct parallel institution to that of the home that enable them to push the boundaries of community gender norms.

Author : Rebecca Holmes,Nicola Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780320441

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Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World by Rebecca Holmes,Nicola Jones Pdf

Millions of pounds of international development funds are invested annually in social protection programmes to tackle poverty. Poverty is perpetuated by risk and vulnerability, much of which is gendered. Despite this, little attention has been paid to gender-sensitive policy and programme design and implementation. Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World introduces a much-needed gender lens to these debates. Drawing on empirical evidence from poor households and communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the book provides rich insight into the effects of a range of social protection instruments. It concludes that with relatively simple changes to design and with investment in implementation capacity, social protection can contribute to transforming gender relations at the individual, intrahousehold and community levels. With a foreword by Stephen Devereux.

Author : Prabha Khosla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Case studies
ISBN : OSU:32435080929938

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Gender in Local Government by Prabha Khosla Pdf

"This sourcebook aims at providing local governments with the tools to better understand the importance of gender in the decision-making process and to reach better solutions for the communities they serve. For this publication the following key issues of local governance have been selected: participation in local government, land rights, urban planning, service provision, local government financing, violence against women and local economic development. Each of these issues is introduced by a brief gender analysis. Numerous case studies illustrate what local governments can do. Reflection questions and training exercises help trainers to develop successful training events. [...] [The manual] is designed as a companion to other UN-HABITAT training tools, providing local government trainers with the background and tested training methods they need to strengthen the gender dimension in their day-to-day training activities. The source book may also be used as a stand-alone tool, introducing local governments to gender issues and their importance for local government policy-making and project implementation." -- P. iv.

Author : Expert Group Meeting on Gender and Women's Issues in Human Settlements
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Human settlements
ISBN : UOM:39015064892063

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Expert Group Meeting on Gender and Women's Issues in Human Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya, 18-20 February 2003 by Expert Group Meeting on Gender and Women's Issues in Human Settlements Pdf