The phenomenon of globalisation has had a vast influence on the African social and cultural landscape. This volume seeks to examine that effect in the light of women's lives. In this volume scholars deconstruct important issues and provide perspectives on understanding and transforming women's experiences in Africa. Writing from diverse academic disciplines and interdisciplinary standpoints, the contributors explore the realities of African women's lives in connection to processes of globalisation. Some of the issues highlighted include the education of girls in Kenya, women's role in agriculture and crop production in Africa, women as culture mediators in music, the participation of women in sports, conservation of biodiversity and women in resource management in East Africa, and the informal sector as a survival strategy in Nigeria. 320pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

Questions how women in Africa use ICTs for empowerment. The chapters bring to light the strength and the resilience of the women who spoke with the authors, yet also the slim margin there is for true empowerment within the context in which they live: a context that is defined by pervasive power differentials that are rooted on the one hand in the inherently unequal world-economic monetary system and on the other hand in the inherently unequal gender images and norms that still plague Africa and the world. 256pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

Shows in full colour graphics, charts and tables what shifts have occurred in the ten years since the first edition of this valuable guide was published - the strides made by women and the distances still to be travelled. Explores the current status of women in relation to key issues including: equality, information technology literacy, the culture of beauty, domestic violence and women in government. Index, bib, 128pp, UK. EARTHSCAN.

Research from 15 countries in Asia and Africa on how gender affects access to transport and what steps can be taken at community, provider and policy levels for improvement. 320pp, illus, figures, tables, notes, bib, index. UK. ZED BOOKS, 8564998203

Sixteen essays explore the practical impact of the women's movement on development, human rights and conflict, and assesses how far the discipline of international relations has taken feminist theory on board. It includes essays on Sudan and west Africa. Notes Bibliography, index, 240pp, UK. ZED BOOKS, 1842771590

Insights into contemporary challenges and transformative possibilities of the struggle for sexual rights. It combines the conceptual with the political, and offering inspiring examples of practical interventions and campaigns that emphasize the positive dimensions of sexuality. It brings together reflections and experiences of researchers, activists and practitioners from Brazil, India, Nigeria, Peru, Serbia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK and Zambia. 256pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

The shared experiences of women and their potential to contribute both to war and particularly to peace, are highlighted in this discussion of the long running conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe. This selection of essays presents an overview of different feminist approaches to peace building and conflict resolution and puts forward concrete policy measures to achieve those ends. Index, notes, refs, xiii, 384pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855984872

A study of practical issues involved in the implementation of gender responsive budgets. The author discusses situation analysis and the sustainability of initiatives. Case studies include Australia and South Africa. Bib, 100pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, 0850927358

Spanning economics, politics, law, education and literature, this collection foregrounds the double role of culture in the development process: first it locates development practices within changing cultural contexts; second it moves beyond the North/South dichotomy by focusing on the lived experience of development. Index, 290pp, UK . ZED BOOKS, 1856498476

This collection of essays by leading feminist thinkers from North and South constitutes a major new attempt to reposition feminism within development studies. Selected contents: The African Woman Forgotten by Development - Everjoice Win; Feminist Studies in African Contexts - Amina Mama. Index, 253pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

Provides a conceptual and theoretical framework by which governments or civil society agencies can, either separately or in collaboration, integrate a gender analysis into public expenditure policies and budgets. Gloss, bib, 180pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, 0850926963

A study documenting 'good practice' in gender budget work from across the globe suggesting the roles that can be played by external agencies at the national, regional and international level. Country studies include Rwanda, South Africa, Australia, Korea and Mexico. Refs, tables, vi, 194pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, 085092734X

Explores the impact of religion and culture on gender and development in a patriarchal society, examining the assumptions, theories and philosophies related to gender and their impact on women in the development process. Discusses the dominant faiths, including Hinduism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, the Baha’i Faith and the various religions of the Near East as well as those of ancient Greece and Rome. Also deliberates on women’s liberation movements and addresses issues of gender empowerment and development. 456pp, UGANDA. FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS.

An examination of the ways in which citizenship is denied, especially for women across the world and for the growing number of men and women migrant workers who live as aliens in states that do not need to acknowledge their claims to basic security and services. The authors discuss the topics related to these issues such as the tension between cultural sensitivity and universal concepts of human rights and projects that are helping to advance active citizenship. Refs, 101pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855985054

Considers the gendered dimensions of climate and change. Highlights the different vulnerabilities, risks, and coping strategies of poor women and men in the face of environmental degradation and increased livelihood. Tables, refs, 112pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855984791

An examination of the implications of gender, race, class and age in development goals of poverty alleviation and human rights. The contributors look in particular at critiques from women challenge development organisations for their inadequate and inappropriate diversity policy and practice. Case studies come from India, Zim-babwe, Uganda, Latin America and the UK. Refs, 90pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855985313

Argues that gender-blind responses can further endanger the survival of women and their families, weaken their long-term position in society, and also deny them the opportunity to exercise their potential as peace-builders. 97pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855984570

2002 Paperback

Issues of development are analysed through the practice of marriage and the gender inequalities which permeate the institution across the world. Refs, diags, 102pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855985046

Looking at agricultural production, intellectual property rights, and migrant labour, the contributors discuss how women are employed and exploited at the far end of the global supply chain. Countries looked at in detail include China, Botswana, and Mozambique. Includes resource listings. Tables, 95pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855985321

The second title in the CODESRIA Gender Series draws extensively on feminist methodologies to discuss gender, economies and entitlements in Africa and considers how structural insensitivities, injustices and inequalities render the marginalisation of women in spite of their of-ten-disproportionate contributions to the domestic and national economies in Africa. Issues explored are gender relations in the family; formal education and health; gender and access to re-sources; contributors argue that against phenomenal structural constraints, women as economic agents have consistently struggled to resist degradation. BNS, 188pp, SENEGAL. CODESRIA. 2869781393

A global sourcebook with case studies about women and their communities, and how they have been influenced by, and have used, information and communication technologies (ICTs) in development. Includes case studies on post-conflict communication using radio and ICTs in Sierra Leone and sustainable fisheries production in Ghana. 144pp, UK. OXFAM.

A handbook providing an integrated framework for a sustainable, pro poor and gender sensitive approach to trade policy making looking at issues of liberalisation and gender blind investment policies. Apps, gloss, bib, b/w illus, xxxi, 228pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, 0850927366

The author brings together a set of arguments, findings, lessons from the development literature helping to explain why gender equality merits specific attention from policy makers, practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders committed to the pursuit of pro poor and human centred development. Arguments are illustrated with tables and information boxes. Gloss, bib, b/w illus, 245pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, 0850927528

As globalization moves rapidly from buzzword to cliché, evaluating the claims of neoliberal capitalism to empower and enrich remains urgently important. The authors in this volume employ feminist, ethnographic methods to examine what free trade and export processing zones, economic liberalization, and currency reform mean to women in Argentina, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ghana, the United States, India and Jamaica. 356pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

In this multi-disciplinary collection of essays, several African researchers present gender perceptions that shape the lives of women. These studies critically present existing myths in an attempt to transcend the stereotypes embodied in them. Tables, refs, xiv, 288pp, NIGERIA, 9783318705

1998 paperback

Looks at the experiences of organisations that have begun to incorporate women and gender considerations in their policies, not only for projects and programmes but also within their own organisations. At the heart of the study is an annotated bibliography and list of web resources. 172pp, UK. OXFAM

Offers a critical review of gender mainstreaming and aims to be enabling and practical, offering ways to help identify solutions and move past dilemmas into action. Articles discuss how gender mainstreaming has been understood in different organisations; provide examples of good work, which supports the empowerment of women; and look beyond gender mainstreaming to what new possibilities exist for transformation. 111pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS.

Explores the gendered dimensions of risk, vulnerability and insecurity and hence the need for a gender perspective in the design of social protection measures The emphasis is on the informal economy because that is where the majority of women, and indeed the poor, are to be found while also being where official efforts for social protection are most limited. Explores the constraints and barriers that confine women to more poorly remunerated, more casual and more insecure forms of waged and self-employment, and of what this implies for women's ability to provide for their families and cope with insecurity. Extensive African examples. Index, bib, 411pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.

Looks at how different forms of government revenue affect women and men. It is based on papers produced for the Women's Budget Initiative. B/w photos. 55pp. SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA 1919798153

2001 DELAY paperback

A report examining the double standards at the heart of corporate practices emerging under globalisation and the people that are paying the price for the demands for faster, cheaper and more flexible production. notes, app, 100pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855985232

2004 Paperback

Modernist anti-hegenomic disality. Reflects author's 'positionality' as social being as well as scholar. Bib, index, 219pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

Argues that one of the most effective ways to ensure increased and sustainable development in Africa is through the improvement of African women’s skills and ensuring their access to tools such as credit, training and technology. Understanding and supporting the potentialities of African women in the context of globalisation is crucial to the future of Africa’s economic development. However, political, legal and cultural impediments to women’s full participation remain in place in many African countries. This book aims to become a policy manual for rectifying this situation. Index, 199pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

A discussion of the sources of underdevelopment in Africa and the role of gender in economic transactions, presenting evidence on the gendered realities of land rights, the control of labour, bargaining power within households, the marriage market and families. The author also reviews specific development programs aimed at women and emphasizes the necessity of gender sensitive structural changes to promote equitable and rapid development. Illustrated with case studies. Index, refs, tables, graphs, x, 244pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

Using case studies from across the continent, this volume of essays provides evidence for the changing economic status of women in Africa in relation to land rights. Each country studied revealed different cultural perceptions of women's agricultural role which has often been coloured by Christian and Islamic social movements. In highlighting key issues in land rights and the law, the authors make suggestions for the development of the land and for the autonomy of women. Index, app, diags, refs, xv, 384pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

A study of the role of peasant women in Mali, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, China, Bangladesh, Turkey, Italy and Thailand and their struggle to preserve agricultural knowledge and botanical diversity. The author discusses a variety of issues such as the food economy, patriarchy and marketing, women's land entitlements and ethno-botany. Index, tables, refs, xx, 298pp, UK. ZED BOOKS, 1842771574

A collection of articles which were delivered at the Association for Women's Rights in Development Ninth International Forum. The authors debated the impact of globalisation on women's status and daily lives. Refs, 157pp, THE NETHERLANDS. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855984929