Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks
Gender issues, particularly with respect to women's status and rights, have for a considerable period, been in the forefront of donors' dialogue on social issues with Africa. While Africa countries have fully acknowledged the seriousness...
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okr-10986-98762021-04-23T14:02:47Z Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks Gopal, Gita Adu, Elizabeth AUTHORITY COMMON PROPERTY CUSTOMARY LAW DECENTRALIZATION DISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY LAW GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION MARRIAGES NORMS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR SOCIAL ISSUES VIOLENCE GENDER ISSUES WOMEN STATUS WOMEN'S RIGHTS GOVERNANCE CONFERENCES LAND RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS BATTERED WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR CUSTOMARY LAW LEGAL CAPACITY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGAL REFORM ACCESS TO LAND INHERITANCE & SUCCESSION LEGAL RIGHTS WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION MARRIAGE LAW MARRIED WOMEN Gender issues, particularly with respect to women's status and rights, have for a considerable period, been in the forefront of donors' dialogue on social issues with Africa. While Africa countries have fully acknowledged the seriousness of the issues and the urgent need for action, the dialogue has been largely donor-driven and issues and priorities been donor-set. Recognizing the need for a new approach in this important area for Africa's progress, the Bank, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa, initiated a Gender and Law Program, in October 1997, at a Conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Program shifts responsibility for identification and implementation of themes, issues, and priorities to in-country stakeholders rather than with donors. During the Conference, each country delegation voiced its priorities for change. The issues included land-related challenges, family law, violence against women, employment and labor, and decentralized governance frameworks. Land and the division of household property are prime areas where gender-based disparities marginalize and disenfranchise women of Eastern Africa. In an effort to improve women's social and economic life, two main themes emerged: the impact of customary laws and practices and the need for effective implementation. The delegates emphasized the need to initiate action for change at grassroots, institutional, and policy making levels. 2012-08-13T09:46:17Z 2012-08-13T09:46:17Z 1999-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/01/1121271/gender-law-eastern-africa-speaks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9876 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 126 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Zimbabwe Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Kenya |
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AUTHORITY COMMON PROPERTY CUSTOMARY LAW DECENTRALIZATION DISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY LAW GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION MARRIAGES NORMS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR SOCIAL ISSUES VIOLENCE GENDER ISSUES WOMEN STATUS WOMEN'S RIGHTS GOVERNANCE CONFERENCES LAND RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS BATTERED WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR CUSTOMARY LAW LEGAL CAPACITY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGAL REFORM ACCESS TO LAND INHERITANCE & SUCCESSION LEGAL RIGHTS WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION MARRIAGE LAW MARRIED WOMEN |
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AUTHORITY COMMON PROPERTY CUSTOMARY LAW DECENTRALIZATION DISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY LAW GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION MARRIAGES NORMS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR SOCIAL ISSUES VIOLENCE GENDER ISSUES WOMEN STATUS WOMEN'S RIGHTS GOVERNANCE CONFERENCES LAND RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS BATTERED WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR CUSTOMARY LAW LEGAL CAPACITY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN LEGAL REFORM ACCESS TO LAND INHERITANCE & SUCCESSION LEGAL RIGHTS WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION MARRIAGE LAW MARRIED WOMEN Gopal, Gita Adu, Elizabeth Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks |
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Gender issues, particularly with respect
to women's status and rights, have for a considerable
period, been in the forefront of donors' dialogue on
social issues with Africa. While Africa countries have fully
acknowledged the seriousness of the issues and the urgent
need for action, the dialogue has been largely donor-driven
and issues and priorities been donor-set. Recognizing the
need for a new approach in this important area for
Africa's progress, the Bank, in collaboration with the
Economic Commission for Africa, initiated a Gender and Law
Program, in October 1997, at a Conference held in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia. The Program shifts responsibility for
identification and implementation of themes, issues, and
priorities to in-country stakeholders rather than with
donors. During the Conference, each country delegation
voiced its priorities for change. The issues included
land-related challenges, family law, violence against women,
employment and labor, and decentralized governance
frameworks. Land and the division of household property are
prime areas where gender-based disparities marginalize and
disenfranchise women of Eastern Africa. In an effort to
improve women's social and economic life, two main
themes emerged: the impact of customary laws and practices
and the need for effective implementation. The delegates
emphasized the need to initiate action for change at
grassroots, institutional, and policy making levels. |
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Gopal, Gita Adu, Elizabeth |
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Gopal, Gita Adu, Elizabeth |
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Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks |
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Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks |
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Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks |
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Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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