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AAS/WST 240 — Women in African Society

Examination of roles and status of women in traditional and contemporary African societies, as well as the impact of international organizations and globalization

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MODULE 4 — Women in African Rural Economies

Readings:

Gracious M. Diiro, Greg Seymour, Menale Kassie, Geoffrey Muricho, Beatrice Wambui Muriithi — “Women’s empowerment in agriculture and agricultural productivity: Evidence from rural maize farmer households in western Kenya”

Cheryl Doss Ruth Meinzen-Dick Agnes Quisumbing Sophie Theis, UNDP, 1995, World Bank, 2012, FAO, 2011 Chant (2006) — “Women in agriculture: Four myths”

Adeoye O. Akinola “Women, Culture and Africa’s Land Reform Agenda”-

Fredoline Anunobi- “Women and Development in Africa: From Marginalization to Gender Inequality”

Bertrade Ngo-Ngijol-Banoum – “The Yum: An Indigenous Model for Sustainable Development”, in Oyěwùmí O. (eds) African Gender Studies A Reader. Palgrave Macmillan, New York

Videos:

Video: African Market Women

World Bank –“Coming Together to Help African Girls Create a Brighter Future”

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MODULE 1 — General Introduction to the Course: Syllabus Debunking Myths, Dispelling Stereotypes, and Correcting Terms about African Women
MODULE 2 — Women in Changing African Families: Life Cycle, Marriage, Motherhood
MODULE 3 – Women and African Masculinities
MODULE 4 — Women in African Rural Economies
MODULE 5 – Women and Urban Economies: Formal, Informal, Global
MODULE 6 — African Women and Education
MODULE 7 – Women, Art, Music, Film, Performance, literature, Oral Traditions
MODULE 8 – African Women and Health
MODULE 9 – Women and the Environment
MODULE 10- African Women and Religion: ATR, Christianity, Islam, and Syncretism
MODULE 11 — African Women in Politics: historical and contemporary perspectives
MODULE 12 — Women’s Human Rights/African Feminisms/African Womanisms
MODULE 13 – Globalization: African Women Migration Experience
MODULE 14 — Peace and Security: African Women in Transnational Perspective
MODULE 15 – African Women and International Organization

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