African women's report 2009
Subtitle: measuring gender inequality in Africa : experiences and lessons from the African Gender and Development Index
By: Economic Commission for Africa
Publisher: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9789211251128
Subjects: Women in development; Government policy; Women's rights; Social conditions; Sex role; Women
Other titles: Measuring gender inequalities in Africa :
Description: This publication is based on the results of piloting the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI) in 12 African countries across the five subregions of the continent. Making a case for countries to invest in sex disaggregated data collection, the outcomes provide an indication of the general situation of women across the continent. The result of the AGDI trials demonstrate that countries have shown commitment to international, regional and subregional treaties affecting women through overwhelming ratification. The report confirms existing MDG status reports which indicate remarkable progress being made with respect to MDG2 on universal Access to Basic Education. With the aid of systematic collection of sex aggregated data, the report calls for enhanced commitment towards accelerated implementation of gender equality as outlined in frameworks such as the ICPD+15, Beijing+15, the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the African Women's Protocol.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209).

Also freely available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Commitment to women's rights; title: Commitment to addressing violence against women; title: Commitment to access and quality education; title: Commitment to access and quality health care; title: Access to economic opportunities and resources; title: African women's agency and decision-making; title: Perspectives, conclusions and way forward.