Women and Sustainable Human Development Empowering Women in Africa /
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| Summary: | XX, 420 p. text |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Series: | Gender, Development and Social Change,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Introduction
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Part II: Climate Change and Gender
- Chapter 2: Climate Change, Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment
- Chapter 3: Weather Shocks and Women empowerment
- Chapter 4: Gender and Climate Change: Towards Comprehensive Policy Options
- Part III: Women’s Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in East Africa
- Chapter 5: Women’s Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in Uganda
- Chapter 6: Land Tenure, Gender, and Productivity in Ethiopia and Tanzania
- Part IV: Maternal Health and Education
- Chapter 7: Towards Achieving Equity in Utilization of Maternal Health Services in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Priority Countries
- Chapter 8: Barriers to and Facilitators of Contraceptive Use among Married Adolescent Girls in six Sub-Saharan African Countries
- Chapter 9: Achieving Gender Equality in Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Challenges in Moving from the MDGs to theSDGs
- Chapter 10: Gender Disparities in Access to and Use of ICT in Senegal
- Part V: Labor Market Participation and Unpaid Care Work
- Chapter 11: Gender Gaps in Employment and Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review
- Chapter 12: Child Health and Relatives’ Employment in South Africa: The Gendered Effect beyond Parents
- Chapter 13: Unpaid Care Work Inequality and Women’s Employment Outcomes in Senegal
- Chapter 14: When Women go to the City: African Women’s Rural-Urban Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Part VI: Women’s Bargaining Power and their Households' Well-being
- Chapter 15: Women’s Empowerment and Child Obesity: Evidence in Comoros, Malawi, and Mozambique
- Chapter 16: Women, Inclusive Finance and the Quality of Life: Evidence from Zambia
- Chapter 17: Women’s Bargaining Power and Households Living Standards in West Africa: Evidence from Benin, Togo and Mali
- Part VII: Women in Politics and Society.-Chapter 18: Female Policy Makers and Women’s Wellbeing in Africa
- Chapter 19: Pathways to Political Empowerment: An Examination of Factors that Enable Women to Access Political Leadership Positions in Kenya
- Chapter 20: It is all about Power: Corruption, Patriarchy and the Political Participation of Women.-Chapter 21: Facts, Narrative and Action on Gender Equality in Modern Africa: A Sociological Approach to Priorities And Omissions
- Part VIII: Conclusion
- Chapter 22: Conclusion.