Search
Beijing +5 : what do natioanl plans of action contain for rural women
(1999-11)
The Minister of Social Affairs and the Promotion of Women from Togo, Ms Tembé Ashira AISAH-ASSIH, officially opened the discussion forum. She stressed the need for particular attention to women living in rural areas, as ...
Women in Southern Africa situation analysis
(1997-06)
The first section presents a summary of the genera! Situation of women in the three areas of focus in the sub-region using the most recent quantitative and qualitative data from these countries where available; in some ...
Developing African economies : the role of women: theme 1
(1998-05)
Globalization is defined as a process through which finance, investment, production
and marketing are increasingly dominated by firms whose vision and actions are not
confined by national borders or national interests. ...
The status of accession of African States to the convention on the elimination of discrimination against women
(1999-01)
The principle of equal rights of men and women is affirmed in the charter of the United Nations (promulgated in 1946), as well as in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which dates from 1948). This principle has ...
PRODEC seminar on business management for women entrepreneurs: enterprise coping with its environment
(1990-10)
Those that desire to he hoiste do the 1adder of business activities by others and not by themselves are likely to experiences one difficu1ty in choosing the time and a1so)the speed at which this cou1d take place unless at ...
Declaration of the sixth African regional conference on women : mid-term review of the implementation of the Dakar and Beijing platforms for action 22-26 November, 1999, Addis Ababa
(1999-11)
To-date, forty-seven African countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. ● There is an increase in the participation of women in politics and decision-making . ...
Strategies for including a Gender Perspective in African Information and Communications Technologies(ICTs) Policy
(1998-03)
African policy makers face many economic, social and political challenges as they seek to improve material living standards and quality of life, and undertake their task of transformation in a context of complexity, rapid ...
Women and income- generating economic activities
(1997-10)
It is really not easy to speak on the economic activities of women for most adult women (that is, women over 18) are married and therefore qualified housewives, and according to INS1 these are inactive persons or dependants, ...
Situation of women in the east African sub-region : with specific focus on: participation of women in decision making economic empowerment of women for poverty reduction women's legal and human rights, a synthesis paper
(1997-06)
The East African sub-region, like the rest of Africa, has severely affected by the economic decline and recession which characterised most of the 1980s and 1990s. Of the 12 countries which make up the East African sub-region ...
Gender training needs assessment mission: final draft
(1997-10)
This paper focuses on the gender training needs assessment mission. African Centre for Women has in this context identified two new strategic areas, the economic Empowerment of Women and Gender Mainstreaming across all ...