Perspectives on feminism in Africa
By: [edited by] Lai Olurode
Series: African world series; Carolina Academic Press African world series
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781611630114
Subjects: Social conditions; Sex role; Feminism; Political activity; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / 'Lai Olurode; title: Fractured feminism / 'Lai Olurode; title: Gender and culture in old and new Africa / Toyin Falola; title: A feminist appraisal of the social context of adolescent internet use in Nigeria / Kunnuji Michael; title: Globalization, gender bias, and trafficking in young women: a feminist interpretation / Franca Attoh; title: Family planning services and the quest for women's empowerment in Nigeria: revisiting the notion of fertility as martyrdom / Chinyere C. P. Nnorom; title: Gender and discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria / Chinwe R. Nwanna; title: Impact of rural women's associations on women's political empowerment in Nigeria: a study of Akwa Ibom state / Idongesit Eshiet; title: Feminization of poverty in old age: lessons from Lagos State, Nigeria / Bola Amaike; title: Feminists in their own right: self-appraisal by women heading households in Lagos, Nigeria / Funmi Bammeke; title: Conclusion / 'Lai Olurode.