Research Catalog

Title

Gender gaps in our constitutions : women's concerns in selected African countries / [editing by Esther W. Kamweru].

Author

Women and Constitution Conference (2001 : Nairobi, Kenya)

Publication

Nairobi, Kenya : Heinrich Boell Foundation, Regional Office for East and Horn of Africa, 2002.

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Additional Authors

• Kamweru, Esther.
• Heinrich Böll Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya)

Description

128 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Women's rights > Africa > Congresses
• Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Africa > Congresses
• Constitutional law > Africa > Congresses

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings

Note

• "Conference documentation, 1-3 October 2001, Nairobi"--Cover.
• "The Women and Constitution Conference was organised and sponsored by Heinrich Boell Foundation, Regional Office, East Africa and the Horn of Africa"--Acknowledgements.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Celebrating African women / A Giurmuzion (p.9-14). -- A timely forum for women / Jane Ktugu (p. 15-20). -- Constitutionalism of women's rights in Kenya / Judy Thorregari (p. 21-30). -- Women and the constitution in South Africa : a vehicle for social change or blindemocracy / Lucy Mainianga (p. 31-36). -- Handicaps to women's rights in Zimbabwe / Paul Multangangara (p. 37-45). -- Religious and customary laws used to deny women their rights / Saul Ibrahim Abdi (p. 45-58). -- Women, the oppressed of the oppressed / Suzanne Samson Jambo (p. 59-70\). -- Women recognized only when married on as mothers / Samia El Hasilimi (p. 71-78). -- Great gains made, but still a lot to be done / Jackie Okot Otach (p. 79-99). -- The Ethiopian experience (p. 99-102).

LCCN

^^2004410059

OCLC

56834952

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library