Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)

As a result of two years of constructive dialogue between the World Bank (WB), government agencies and grassroots' associations involved in the advancement of women, a workshop for the Promotion of the societal status of women in Francophone S...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AGE OF MARRIAGE ALLIANCES BARRIERS TO WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CUSTOMARY LAW DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES GENDER GENDER AND LAW GENDER APPROACH GENDER CONCERNS GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER UNIT GENDER-RESPONSIVE LAWS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL REFORMS JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW REFORM LEGAL AID LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGISLATION MINISTRY OF WOMEN NGOS POVERTY ALLEVIATION RELIGION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF WOMEN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/12389538/gender-law-initiatives-francophone-sub-saharan-africa-gender-law-workshop-francophone-sub-saharan-africa-march-1998 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9863

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spelling	okr-10986-98632021-04-23T14:02:47Z Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998) World Bank ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AGE OF MARRIAGE ALLIANCES BARRIERS TO WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CUSTOMARY LAW DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES GENDER GENDER AND LAW GENDER APPROACH GENDER CONCERNS GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER UNIT GENDER-RESPONSIVE LAWS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL REFORMS JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW REFORM LEGAL AID LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGISLATION MINISTRY OF WOMEN NGOS POVERTY ALLEVIATION RELIGION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF WOMEN As a result of two years of constructive dialogue between the World Bank (WB), government agencies and grassroots' associations involved in the advancement of women, a workshop for the Promotion of the societal status of women in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa was organized in March 1998 in Cotonou by the Association of Women Jurists (AFJB) with WB technical and financial assistance. From the perspective of the Bank, this initiative provided a timely forum to discuss the potential of gender-responsive legal and judicial reforms as part of the overall WB poverty alleviation and economic growth strategy. These were to provide for: a) an exchange of views (between civil society and government agencies as well as between countries) on country-specific substance of law, law enforcement and legal literacy issues, as these relate to women's experience of discrimination; and b) a constructive comparison of the operational experiences of the participants in these areas of activity. As such, the workshop was understood to be the first step in a foreseen twelve month process leading to the development, formulation and financing of country-specific action plans, for the participant countries. These were very effectively structured and facilitated by the President and members of the AFJB. These included: eleven country-specific presentations discussed during the first day plenary and from this basis, the participants identified the three themes which provided the focus for the active working group debates on the second day: a) political leadership and the institutional and legal status of women; b) the weight of religion and traditions in socio-cultural discrimination against women; and c) women's access to resources in health, education, and financial services. 2012-08-13T09:44:08Z 2012-08-13T09:44:08Z 1999-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/12389538/gender-law-initiatives-francophone-sub-saharan-africa-gender-law-workshop-francophone-sub-saharan-africa-march-1998 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9863 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 148 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic	ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AGE OF MARRIAGE ALLIANCES BARRIERS TO WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CUSTOMARY LAW DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES GENDER GENDER AND LAW GENDER APPROACH GENDER CONCERNS GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER UNIT GENDER-RESPONSIVE LAWS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL REFORMS JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW REFORM LEGAL AID LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGISLATION MINISTRY OF WOMEN NGOS POVERTY ALLEVIATION RELIGION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF WOMEN
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AGE OF MARRIAGE ALLIANCES BARRIERS TO WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CUSTOMARY LAW DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES GENDER GENDER AND LAW GENDER APPROACH GENDER CONCERNS GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER UNIT GENDER-RESPONSIVE LAWS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL REFORMS JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW REFORM LEGAL AID LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGISLATION MINISTRY OF WOMEN NGOS POVERTY ALLEVIATION RELIGION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF WOMEN World Bank Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)
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description	As a result of two years of constructive dialogue between the World Bank (WB), government agencies and grassroots' associations involved in the advancement of women, a workshop for the Promotion of the societal status of women in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa was organized in March 1998 in Cotonou by the Association of Women Jurists (AFJB) with WB technical and financial assistance. From the perspective of the Bank, this initiative provided a timely forum to discuss the potential of gender-responsive legal and judicial reforms as part of the overall WB poverty alleviation and economic growth strategy. These were to provide for: a) an exchange of views (between civil society and government agencies as well as between countries) on country-specific substance of law, law enforcement and legal literacy issues, as these relate to women's experience of discrimination; and b) a constructive comparison of the operational experiences of the participants in these areas of activity. As such, the workshop was understood to be the first step in a foreseen twelve month process leading to the development, formulation and financing of country-specific action plans, for the participant countries. These were very effectively structured and facilitated by the President and members of the AFJB. These included: eleven country-specific presentations discussed during the first day plenary and from this basis, the participants identified the three themes which provided the focus for the active working group debates on the second day: a) political leadership and the institutional and legal status of women; b) the weight of religion and traditions in socio-cultural discrimination against women; and c) women's access to resources in health, education, and financial services.
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title	Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)
title_short	Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)
title_full	Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)
title_fullStr	Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)
title_full_unstemmed	Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)
title_sort	gender and law initiatives in francophone sub-saharan africa : gender and law workshop in francophone sub-saharan africa (march 1998)
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/12389538/gender-law-initiatives-francophone-sub-saharan-africa-gender-law-workshop-francophone-sub-saharan-africa-march-1998 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9863
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Gender and Law Initiatives in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa : Gender and Law Workshop in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (March 1998)

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