Feminist Knowledge | Bibliography: African Women's Studies II
A growing concern for feminist scholarship on development is the argument that gender pervasively cuts across all facets of the economy, an argument linked to the notion that development cannot be confined to economic progress and is a contextually-rooted process. This argument is clearly advanced in the collection edited by Mary Kolawole, Gender Perceptions and Development in Africa (1998), which includes exploration of women's health issues and the environment and critiques earlier approaches.
Scholars
concur that economic concerns for empowering women are integrally linked to
wide-ranging forms of economic transformation. A key exponent of this theme
is April Gordon's comprehensive Transforming Capitalism and Patriarchy: Gender
and Development in Africa (1996), a work that has provided pointers for many
later studies in the field. Gordon's concern is also registered in Debbie Budlender's
annually published reports on the Women's Budget in South Africa, an initiative
that addresses the male bias in post-apartheid economic planning. The Women's
Budget offers suggestive pointers for similar initiatives, especially efforts
to mainstream gender in national budgets in other African contexts.
Adepoju, A. Ed. 1997. Family, Population and Development in Africa. Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey/London: Zed Books.
Anderson, M. 1996. Intr. Development and Social Diversity. Oxford: Oxfam.
Ashar, H. Ed. 1997. Empowering Women: Illustrations from the Third World. New York: St. Martin's Press,
Baud, I. and Smyth, I. Eds. 1997. Searching for Security: Women's Responses to Economic Transformations. London: Routledge.
Budlender, D. Ed. 1996. The Women's Budget 1996. Cape Town: IDASA (Published Annually).
Buvinic, M., Gwin, C. and Bates, L. 1996. Investing in Women: Progress and Prospects for the World Bank. Washington, DC: Overseas Development Council in Cooperation with the International Center for Research on Women.
Crehan, K. 1997. The Fractured Community: Landscapes of Power and Gender in Rural Zambia. Berkeley: University of California Press.
El Awad Simsa'a, L. "Structural Adjustment Policies and Women in the Rural Areas of Africa: A Review of Some Major Issues." Africa Development, 23, 3–4:135–147.
Elson, D. 1997. “Gender Analysis and Economics in the Context of Africa” in Imam, A., Mama, A. and Sow, F. eds. Engendering African Social Sciences. Dakar: CODESRIA.
Ghorayshi, P. and Bčlanger, C. Eds. 1996. Women, Work, and Gender Relations in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Goheen, M. 1996. Men Own the Fields, Women Own the Crops: Gender and Power in the Cameroon Grassfields. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
Gordon, A. 1996. Transforming Capitalism and Patriarchy: Gender and Development in Africa. London: Lynne Reiner.
Graham, C. 1996. Gender Issues in Poverty Alleviation: Recent Experiences With Demand-Based Programs in Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Geneva: International Labour Office (ILO), Development and Technical Cooperation Department.
Harris-White, B. and Saith, R. 2000. “The Gender Sensitivity of Well-being Indicators”, in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being. Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
Haider, R. 1996. Gender and Development. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.
Heyzer, N., Kapoor, S. and Sandler, J. Eds. 1996. A Commitment to the World's Women: Perspectives on Development for Beijing and Beyond. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press.
Jackson, C and Palmer-Jones, R. 2000. “Rethinking Gendered Poverty and Work”, in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being. Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
James, V. 1999. "Trends and Conundrums in the Feminization of Development Processes in Africa", in James, V. and Etim, J. Eds. The Feminization of Development: Current and Future Perspectives. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger.
James, V. and Etim, J. Eds. 1999. The Feminization of Development Processes in Africa: Current and Future Perspectives. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger.
Kabeer, N. 2000. “Resources, Agency, Achievements: Reflections on the Measurement of Women’s Empowerment”, in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being. Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
Koda, B. 1996. "Structural Adjustment, Gender and Transformation", in Mlawa, H. and Green, R. eds. Through Structural Adjustment to Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dar es Salaam: Dar es Salaam University Press.
Kolawole, M. Ed. 1998. Gender Perceptions and Development in Africa. Lagos: Arrabon Academic Publishers.
Lockwood, M. and Whitehead, A. 2000. “Gendering Poverty: A Review of Six World Bank African Poverty Assessments”, in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being. Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
Manuh, T. 1998. Women in Africa's Development: Overcoming Obstacles, Pushing for Progress. New York: United Nations. Department of Public Information.
Meer, Shamim. Ed. 1997. Women, Land and Authority. Cape Town: David Philip.
Maman, M. and Tate, T. 1996. Women in Agriculture: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland.
Mbachu, I. 1998. "Women, Politics and Sustainable Development in Africa", in Emezi, C. and Ndoh, C. eds. African Politics. Owerri: Achugo Publications.
Mhone, G. 1997. “Gender Bias in Economics and the Search for a Gender-Sensitive Approach”, in Imam, A.,
Mama, A. and Sow, F. eds. Engendering African Social Sciences. Dakar: CODESRIA.
Molokomme, A. and Kethusegile, B. Eds. 1999. SADC (Southern African Development Community) Gender Monitor. Oxford, Great Britain: South African Research and Documentation Centre.
Moghadam, V. Ed. 1996. Patriarchy and Economic Development: Women's Positions at the End of the Twentieth Century. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Mufema, E. 1999. Empowerment and Development of Women in Egypt: Salient Challenges in the 1990s”, in McFadden, P. ed. Reflections on Gender Issues in Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: SAPES Books.
Nussbaum, M. and Glover, J. Eds. 1996. Women, Culture and Development: A Study of Human Capabilities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pan African Institute for Development. 1996. "The Impact of Government Development Policies, Programs and Projects in Women and Suggested Solutions and Strategies", in Integrating Gender Analysis to the Nine Month Diploma Course on Project Planning, Mananagement and Evaluation of Rural Development Projects. Kabwe, Zambia: Pan African Institute for Development.
Razavi, S. 2000. “Export-Oriented Employment, Poverty and Gender: Contested Accounts”, in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being. Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
Schlyter, A. Ed. 1996. A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
Sen, G. “Engendering Poverty Alleviation: Challenges and Opportunities”, in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being. Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
Tickner, J. A. 1999. "Feminist Perspectives on Security in a Global Economy", in Thomas, C. and Wilkin, P. eds. Globalization, Human Security, and the African Experience. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner. Critical Security Studies.
Ufomata, T. 2000. "Women in Africa: Their Socio-Political and Economic Roles." West Africa Review 2, 1, August.
United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). 1999. Fifth African Regional Conference on Women:16–23 November, 1994, Dakar, Senegal. Addis Ababa: United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
Whitehead, A. and Lockwood, M. 2000. “Gendering Poverty: A Review of Six World Bank African Poverty Assessments in Razavi, S. ed. Gendered Poverty and Well-being: Oxford/Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.