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Addressing Formal and
Substantive Citizenship: Gender Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa
by
Celestine Nyamu-Musembi
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
2007
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Introduction
This essay presents an overview of key issues in literature on gender justice,
citizenship and entitlement in the sub-Saharan Africa region. The essay begins
with definitions of the key terms, making a special effort to draw from
literature generated within the region. The second section, constituting most
of the essay, is a review of the key literature, arranged by problem areas on
which the literature on gender justice has focused. Problem areas I address
are:
The
third section is a brief reflection on links between research and advocacy on
women's rights in the region. The fourth reviews key initiatives by funding
organizations, while the fifth summarizes a region-wide assessment of the key
achievements in and challenges to achieving and institutionalizing gender
justice. The final section makes recommendations on thematic priorities for
applied research from 2005 to 2008.
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