Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence

Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence

The struggle for women's rights in Africa
Edited by Patrick Burnett, Shereen Karmali, Firoze Manji



   

The articles first appeared in the prize-winning weekly electronic newsletter, Pambazuka News. They provide students, activists and others with an easy-to-read introduction to the struggle for women's rights in Africa.

The traditional perception of African women is that they toil day and night amidst grinding poverty while facing harsh cultural, traditional and social prejudices. Yet while it is true that, like elsewhere in the world, African women are not yet equal to men, this is only one part of the story. For in Africa, as the writings in this book show,women are fighting for their rights with grace, tenacity and eloquence.

The contributors describe how they won the cross-continental campaign for a protocol to protect the rights of African women and what still needs to be done to ensure that women enjoy these rights in every country. In a rich variety of articles, they consider topics such as women and conflict, the impact of current US policies on women's health in Africa, women's rights in Islam, and the implications of the Jacob Zuma trial for women in South Africa.

If you're an African non-governmental organisation of limited funds, please email info@pambazukapress.org to arrange a complimentary copy of this ebook (Adobe PDF).

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A FAHAMU BOOKS AND PAMBAZUKA PRESS PUBLICATION

Title Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence
Subtitle The struggle for women's rights in Africa
Co-publisher Solidarity for African Women's Rights coalition
BISAC Subject Heading HIS001000 HISTORY / Africa
SOC010000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
SOC032000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
BIC Subject Heading LAQG Gender & the law
JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups
Audience Activists, campaigners, NGO-workers, academics, journalists, commentators
Credit Fahamu Ltd
Title First Published 28 February 2007
 
Format Paperback
Nb of pages VIII - 232 p.
ISBN-10 0-9545637-2-7
ISBN-13 978-0-9545637-2-1
GTIN13 (EAN13) 9780954563721
Publication Date 28 February 2007
Nb of pages VIII - 232
Dimensions 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm
Weight 363 gr
List Price £14.95
 
Format PDF
Nb of pages
ISBN-10 0-9545637-6-X
ISBN-13 978-0-9545637-6-9
GTIN13 (EAN13) 9780954563769
Publication Date 01 March 2007
List Price £8.95
 

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