Women's Social and Legal Issues in African Current Affairs: Lifting the Barriers
Autor Victoria M. Timeen Limba Engleză Hardback – 2017
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781498538787
ISBN-10: 1498538789
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN-10: 1498538789
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Notă biografică
Victoria M. Time is professor of criminal justice at Old Dominion University.
Cuprins
Foreword by Timothy Austin
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Theoretical Explanation of Female Victimization
Chapter 1: Gender and Patriarchy
Part II: Issues Affecting African Women
Chapter 2: Poverty
Chapter 3: Problems & Weaknesses in Educational Systems
Chapter 4: Impact of the Economy
Chapter 5: Trafficking Of Women
Chapter 6: Crimes of Culture: Forced Marriages, Bride Price, Levirate, Female Circumcision, and Violence against Women
Part III: Recommendations
Chapter 7: Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Cases
Descriere
This book discusses the causes of women's marginalization in Africa, addressing issues such as time poverty, lack of education, poor governance, human trafficking, and cultural practices such as early marriages and bride price. It provides recommendations on policies and initiatives that would elevate women's livelihood and societal standing in African countries.