03787nam 2200601 450 991016279780332120210311111955.01-350-22411-110.5040/9781350224117(CKB)3710000001034301(OCoLC)970636401(CaBNVSL)9781350224117(EXLCZ)99371000000103430120210311h20212017 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWomen's activism in Africa struggles for rights and representation /edited by Balghis Badri and Aili Mari TrippLondon, England :Zed Books,2017.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (250 pages)1-78360-908-7 1-78360-910-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.African influences on global women's rights : an overview /Aili Mari Tripp and Balghis Badri --The evolution of the women's movement in Sierra Leone /Nana Claris Efua Pratt --Market women's associations in Ghana /Akua Opokua Britwum and Angela Dziedzom Akorsu --Tunisian women's literature of denunciation /Lilia Labidi --The Moroccan feminist movement (1946-2014) /Fatima Sadiqi --Women's rights and the women's movement in Sudan (1952-2014) /Samia Al Nagar and Liv Tønnessen --The women's movement in Tanzania /Aili Mari Tripp --The women's movement in Kenya /Regina G. Mwatha --Women organising for liberation in South Africa /Sheila Meintjes --African women activists : contributions and challenges ahead /Balghis Badri."Throughout Africa, growing numbers of women are coming together and making their voices heard, mobilising around causes ranging from democracy and land rights to campaigns against domestic violence. In Tanzania and Tunisia, women have made major gains in their struggle for equal political rights, and in Sierra Leone and Liberia women have been at the forefront of efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. While some of these movements have been influenced by international feminism and external donors, increasingly it is African women who are shaping the global struggle for women's rights. Bringing together African authors who themselves are part of the activist groups, this collection represents the only comprehensive and up-to-date overview of women's movements in contemporary Africa. Drawing on case studies and fresh empirical material from across the continent, the authors challenge the prevailing assumption that notions of women's rights have trickled down from the global north to the south, showing instead that these movements have been shaped by above all the unique experiences and concerns of the local women involved"--Publisher's description.Struggles for rights and representationWomenPolitical activityAfricaWomen civic leadersAfricaWomen's rightsAfricaWomen in community organizationAfricaFeminismAfricaSocial movementsAfricaPolitical activismbicsscWomenPolitical activityWomen civic leadersWomen's rightsWomen in community organizationFeminismSocial movementsPolitical activism323.3/4096Badrī Balqīs YūsufTripp Aili MariYDXCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910162797803321Women's activism in Africa3006773UNINA