War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment
Zed Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78699-693-0 (ISBN)
Since the 1991-2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women’s involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empowerment. This is in marked contrast to other post-conflict countries, which have increased the political participation of women in elected and appointed office, increased the representation of women in leadership positions, and enacted constitutional reforms promoting women’s rights.
Written by Sierra Leonean and Africanist scholars and experts from a broad range of disciplines, this unique volume analyses the historical and contextual factors influencing women’s political, economic and social development in the country. In drawing on a diverse array of case studies – from health to education, refugees to international donors – the contradictions, successes and challenges of women’s lives in a post-conflict environment are revealed, making this an essential book for anyone involved in women and development.
Josephine Beoku-Betts is Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Sociology at Florida Atlantic University, USA. She is also co-President of the Research Committee on Women and Society of the International Sociological Association. Fredline A. M’Cormack-Hale is Associate Professor with the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, USA. She also serves as Research and Policy Director for the Institute for Governance Reform in Sierra Leone.
Acknowledgements
Josephine Beoku-Betts and Fredline M’Cormack-Hale
Foreword
Filomina Chioma Steady
Part 1: Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 1 Understanding the Politics of Women and Gender Equality in Sierra Leone: Opportunities and Possibilities
Josephine Beoku-Betts Fredline M’Cormack-Hale
Chapter 2 Transformative Narratives: The Empathetic Imagination, Empowerment, and Women in Post-War Sierra Leone
Arthur Onipede Hollist
Part 2: Women in Politics
Chapter 3 Zainab Hawa Bangura’s Early Career as an Activist in Sierra Leone, 1994–2005
LaRay Denzer
Chapter 4 Bastards in Politics”: Violence Against “Political” Women in Sierra Leone’s Post-War Politics
Hussainatu J. Abdullah
Chapter 5 Women Chiefs, Women’s Empowerment, and a Feminist Agenda in Contemporary Sierra Leone
Lynda R. Day
Part 3: Issues in Women’s Empowerment: Legal, Social, and Economic
Chapter 6 Women and Law Reform in Post-War Sierra Leone
Peter A. Dumbuya
Chapter 7 Barriers to Girls Education in Rural Sierra Leone: Results of Participatory Research
Susan Shepler
Chapter 8 Where Does She Enter? (Re) Defining the Role of Traditional Birth Attendants in Sierra Leone
Fredanna M. McGough
Chapter 9 Gender Based Violence in the Age of Ebola
Lyn Graybill
Part 4: Mobilizing to Advance Women’s Empowerment: Internal and External Actors
Chapter 10 UNHCR’s Gender Policy for Refugees and Returnees in Sierra Leone: Health, Well-Being and Political Agency
Claudena Skran
Chapter 11 From Local Discussion Groups to Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp: Sierra Leone Women Mobilizing for Women’s Rights in Sierra Leone
Amy Smythe
Chapter 12 The Politics of Religion and Women’s Activism: Women’s “Choices” in the Abortion Bill and Constitutional Review Debates
Aisha Fofana Ibrahim
Chapter 13 Sierra Leonean Women Mobilizing for Change: Revising the Sexual Offenses [Amendment] Act of 2019
Fredline A. O. M’Cormack-Hale
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 608 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78699-693-6 / 1786996936 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78699-693-0 / 9781786996930 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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