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Oppression and Resistance: The Struggle of Women in Southern Africa

Book by Richard E. Lapchick, Stephanie Urdang; Greenwood Press, 1982

Subjects:

Africa, Southern--Race Relations, Blacks--Segregation--Africa, Southern, Women, Black--Africa, Southern

Collections: History, Entire Library

...employment of African women teachers with generally...In other areas of Africa, parents tend to favor...grow older. In South Africa, however, the traditional social structure has...population of South Africa are not available...
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The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion, and Politics in West Africa

Book by Lucy Creevey, Barbara Callaway; Lynne Rienner, 1994

Subjects:

Islam--Social Aspects--Africa, West, Muslim Women--Nigeria, Muslim Women--Senegal, Women--Africa, West--Social Conditions, Women--Legal Status, Laws, Etc. (Islamic Law)--Africa, West

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...British protected the traditional Hausa rulers under...rulers in West Africa of their traditional authority and firmly...the education of women within the religion...public roles for women in the former...of Islam in West Africa is the spread of...
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AIDS and STDs in Africa: Bridging the Gap between Traditional Healing and Modern Medicine

Book by Edward C. Green; Westview Press, 1994

Subjects:

Aids (Disease)--Africa, Sexually Transmitted Diseases--Africa, Traditional Medicine--Africa

Collections: Entire Library

...over a third of African women reporting sexual activity...patterns characteristic of Africa: Current population growth in Africa has skewed the population...devastating for an African woman, resulting in divorce...greatly outnumber young women. As Caldwell et al...in East and Southern Africa. They find it not coincidental...
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Women and the Remaking of Politics in Southern Africa: Negotiating Autonomy, Incorporation and Representation

Book by Gisela Geisler; Nordic African Institute, 2004

Subjects:

Africa, Southern--Politics And Government--20th Century, Africa, Southern--Social Policy, Political Participation--Africa, Southern, Women In Politics--Africa, Southern, Women's Rights--Africa, Southern, Women--Africa, Southern--Social Conditions--20th Century

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...analytical MPs in South Africa the formation of womens...revealed in 1996 in South Africa when Baleka Kgositsile...represented the interests of traditional black women against those of their...is anything but a traditional African woman, and she has not...
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Women and Sustainable Development in Africa

Book by Valentine Udoh James; Praeger Publishers, 1995

Subjects:

Sustainable Development--Africa, Women Farmers--Africa, Women In Agriculture--Africa, Women In Rural Development--Africa

Collections: Entire Library

...of all hours spent in traditional agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, 70 percent of hours...those regions where traditional sources of male income...field visits, farm women indicated that their...be the same for all women. Men have used their...are pooled that the woman loses control over taking...

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Women and Education in South Africa: Factors Influencing Women's Educational Progress and Their Entry into Traditionally Male-dominated Fields

Journal article by Rowena Martineau; The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 66, 1997

Subjects:

Blacks, Education, South Africa, Women

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...among African women. A significant...Government of South Africa, 1997). These...suggests that the traditional male-dominated...women in South Africa worked primarily...employed African women as domestics...only one African woman had completed...446 African women with teachers...women in South Africa. By as late...
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Woman-to-Woman Marriage: Practices and Benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal article by R. Jean Cadigan; Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 29, 1998

Subjects:

Same-sex marriage--Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa--Social aspects, Women, Black--Family

Collections: Entire Library

...husbands. CONCLUSION Women across sub-Saharan...flexible institution of woman-to-woman marriage to achieve...different cultures, barren women have employed the system...over land. In West Africa, female traders have...prevailed within the traditional Kamba people in the...
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Between Union and Liberation: Women Artists in South Africa 1910-1994

Journal article by Shannen Hill; African Arts, Vol. 42, 2009

Subjects:

Between Union and Liberation: Women Artists in South Africa 1910-1994 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Liberation: Women Artists in South Africa 1910-1994...Artists in South Africa 1910-1994 Edited...progressive and traditional ideas but, in...and the Other Woman (1988), and...upon and among women that South Africa once cast as...
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Perceptions of Barriers to the Advancement of Women in Management and Leadership Positions in South Africa

Journal article by Ge Chiloane Tsoka; Gender & Behaviour, Vol. 8, 2010

Subjects:

Decision making, Directors, Discrimination, Engineering research, Equality, Gender, Human relations, Managers, Perceptions, Political leadership, Politics, Research & development--R&D, Society, South Africa, Women

Collections: Entire Library

...parliament are women. Women comprise 40% of...President was a woman. This compares...parliament are held by women. This is the second...has put South Africa to be in the tenth...clearly that many traditional stereotypes are...the advancement of women, by using affirmative...policies in South Africa. * Organisations...
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Integrating Literature to Teach about Women of West Africa

Journal article by Julie Doughty; Social Education, Vol. 67, 2003

Subjects:

Africans--Study and teaching, West Africa, Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Education, Literature, Entire Library

...literature to teach about women of West Africa by Julie Doughty Despite...women. (1) If women of Africa are studied at all...Vera states, "Women of Africa have not been swallowed...face as they challenge traditional female roles to pursue...

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African Women Respond: Summary Report on G8 and Nepad Plans and the Impact on Women in Africa

Magazine article; Women & Environments International Magazine, Spring 2003

Subjects:

Africa, Economic development, New Partnership for Africa's Development, Political activities, Women

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African Women Respond: Summary Report...the Impact on Women in Africa AT THE G8 SUMMIT IN CANADA...overseas development aid to Africa will increase by $ 12...Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Sudan and representatives...the political elite and traditional leadership in Africa...
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African Women Respond: Summary Report on G8 and Nepad Plans and the Impact on Women in Africa

Magazine article; Women & Environments International Magazine, Spring 2003

Subjects:

Africa, Funding, New Partnership for Africas Development, Orientations, Summit conferences, Sustainable development, Women

Collections: Entire Library

African Women Respond: Summary Report...the Impact on Women in Africa AT THE G8 SUMMIT IN CANADA...overseas development aid to Africa will increase by $ 12...Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Sudan and representatives...the political elite and traditional leadership in Africa...
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The Witches of Gambaga: Belief in Witchcraft Is Still Widespread in Africa, and Being Accused of Its Practice Can Be a Death Sentence. and with Traditional Gender Roles Being Challenged, Such Accusations Are Becoming Increasingly Common. Simon De Trey-White Visits a Camp in Ghana That Has Housed 'Convicted' Witches for More Than 200 Years

Magazine article by Simon De Trey-White; Geographical, Vol. 78, August 2006

Subjects:

Africa--Domestic policy, Africa--Social aspects, Ghana--Domestic policy, Ghana--Social aspects, Rural women--Crimes against, Witchcraft--Myths and legends

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...Still Widespread in Africa, and Being Accused...Sentence. and with Traditional Gender Roles Being Challenged...is widespread across Africa, thriving in regions...photographed many of the 70 women living as outcasts in...didnt relent." The woman died of her illness...their attitudes towards traditional gender roles. Mamprusi...
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First Black Woman Consul General in South Africa

Magazine article by D. Michael Cheers; Ebony, Vol. 51, January 1996

Subjects:

African American women--Biography, Bridgewater, Pamela--Foreign relations, Diplomats--Foreign relations, South Africa--Relations with the United States, United States--Relations with South Africa

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First Black woman consul general in South Africa by D. Michael Cheers...diplomat in South Africa, Bridgewater, a former...her residence for a traditional Thanksgiving feast with...power company in South Africa. Eyes, heads and bodies...
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Economic and Social Council Considers Issues Relating to Human Rights, Women, Drugs, Homeless, Southern Africa

Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 23, August 1986

Subjects:

Civil rights--International aspects, Drug abuse--Prevention, Homelessness--Prevention, International organization--Social policy, Southern Africa--Social aspects, United Nations. Economic and Social Council--Social policy, Women--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Human Rights, Women, Drugs, Homeless, Southern Africa. Action by the...demanded that South Africa stop recruiting...terrorism against women and children in...imprisonment of women and children was...against South Africa was approved in...

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THE SCOTS QUEEN OF AFRICA; Strong Spirit: Mary Slessor, above Was Determined to Do Things Her Own Way, Far from the Traditional Image of Missionaries in Nigeria, Left

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 1, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...THE SCOTS QUEEN OF AFRICA; Strong Spirit...Way, Far from the Traditional Image of Missionaries...Calabar River in West Africa, theenormity of...Mary is the only woman to appear on aScottish...the first Western women to venture into...The people in West Africa remember her as the woman who took on tribal...
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BEWARE! MADONNA; When She'rescued'a Baby Boy from Malawi, Madonna Said He Would Have a Better Life Here. Read the Deeply Moving Story of a Woman Also Adopted from Africa and Raised in Britain - and Decide If the Star Is Right

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 17, 2006

Subjects:

Comedians

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Here. Read the Deeply Moving Story of a Woman Also Adopted from Africa and Raised in...skin, I still dont feel like an African woman. Instead, Id describe myself more as...missionary rescued me from a roadside. The woman had been driving along a dirt road when...
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AIDS Work Takes Woman from South Eugene to South Africa

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 29, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

AIDS Work Takes Woman from South Eugene to...hospice in rural South Africa. Larkan, a native of South Africa, was equally struck...says. The result: The women formed Thembanathi...perspective of AIDS in Africa. Other local groups...But South Africas traditional patriarchy, leaving...
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 9, 2010

Subjects:

Businesspeople, Businesswomen, Development banks, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Working women

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs. Among...countries on how to give women the dignity they deserve...services are started by women who usually are wives...poverty by engaging in such traditional activities as market...developing countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia...
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Art for Africa

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 1, 2005

Subjects:

Live Aid Foundation

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...portrait of a Masai woman and child was painted especially for Weekends Africa art auction. She met...among the people of Africa, and whatever we can...Marr believes that the traditional view of a helpless Africa should be challenged...

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France

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...expansion in Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, West Africa, Madagascar) and Indochina, bringing...Allied invasion (Nov., 1942) of North Africa resulted (1943) in the establishment...earlier nominated Segolene Royal , the first woman to be a major party candidate for the...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate; she was the first woman to gain a major partys vice presidential nomination...demographically, and politically. The severe decline of traditional manufacturing which began in the 1970s forced a large...
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Liberia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...mi (111,370 sq km), W Africa. Liberia fronts on the Atlantic...the Grebo, and the Mano. Traditional religions are practiced by...the Europeans colonizing West Africa and the interest of the United...Sirleaf became the first woman to be elected president of...

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