Directory lists materials on African women's rights alphabetically by country from Angola to Tanzania. Also find general reference sources.
Check out news and organizations relating to the status of women in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.
Directory provides annotated links to organizations and research materials relating to issues and policy. Find bibliographies and statistics.
Special issue of this African studies publication features articles on the cultural significance of female circumcision, or genital mutilation.
Periodical published this special issue on women's advancement in Africa in Spring 1994. Find articles on women in Nigeria and Bostwana.
News source features articles on women's issues and provides statistics on the legal and social status of women in African countries.
African Mathematical Union Commission on Women in Mathematics in Africa encourages women to go into this field of study. Find a list of members.
Non-governmental organization helps educate girls living in sub-Saharan Africa. Discover projects in Zimbabwe and Ghana.
Check out this series of papers by Terisa Turner, which examine African women's efforts to protect the environment via the democratic process.
Read this nation's policies on improving the status of its women and the recommendations of the World Bank. Presented by the UK embassy.
Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography article on female genital mutilation lists books and articles on many sides of the issue.
Learn about this network of African women working to improve access to communication technology in their countries, and join their mailing list.
Guide to the status of women in this African nation details policies of the local government and the United Nations. Find links to organizations.
Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai gave this lecture on the role of women in her country's economic development at the 1995 Beijing conference.
Read this 1997 speech by Deputy Minister of Finance Gill Marcus. She describes the status of women's rights and future plans to improve them.
Harvard-sponsored network presents reports, statistics, and initiatives related to the status and rights of women in West African countries.
Read this March 2001 report on sexual harassment and abuse of girl students in South Africa. Learn about proposed reforms.
October 2000 report is subtitled "Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence inTanzania's Refugee Camps." Read the full text, including statistics.
Isis-WICCE is a Uganda-based organization promoting communication and networking among African women. Check out research reports.
Nonprofit organization helps advance the economic development and equal rights of women in Nigeria. Read about current projects.
Volunteers work to increase women's access to health care, employment, and education in this nation. Learn about outreach efforts.
Organization, open to men and women, promotes gender equality and women's rights in Tanzania. Read about current programs and events.
Read a report from this country on the actions it took following the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Includes its future plans.
As a part of the Beijing +5 global forum, the Botswanan government submitted specific strategies to improve the status of its female citizens.
Ethiopian government presents resolutions it has adopted on promoting women's rights. Based on recommendations of the 1995 Beijing conference.
Read the official government report on the Second National Conference on Egyptian Women, held in April 1996. Includes policy recommendations.
Learn how this country plans to implement the economic, educational, and political equality of women in the wake of the 1995 Beijing conference.
Ministry of Women's and Family Affairs presents this follow-up report to the Fourth World Conference on Women. Read of gender equality policies.