African Women and Children: Crisis and Response

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Introduction Females and Gender Status in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Critique by Anthony Hopkin The Impact of Parental Separation and Divorce on Children: A Southern African Perspective by Tapologo Maundeni Child Abuse: A Sociological Perspective by Norma Romm and Apollo Rwomire Traditional Institutions and the Violation of Women's Human Rights in Africa: The Nigerian Case by Abdul-Mumin Sa'ad The Trokosi System in Ghana: Discrimination against Women and Children by Nana Boaten Feminization of Poverty: Effects of the Arable Lands Development Programme, Botswana by Gwen Lesetedi Prostitution, Patriarchy, and Marriage: A Zimbabwean Case Study by Ishmael Magaisa Unequal Opportunities and Gender Access to Power in Nigeria by Roseline Onah Constaints on Women's Participation in Zambian Politics: A Comparative Analysis of the First, Second, and Third Republics by Bertha Osei-Hwedie Street Children: A New Liberation Movement? by Arnon Bar-On Housing Delivery Systems in Botswana: Inadequacy of Gender Neutral Policies by Faustin Kalabaum Women, Knowledge, and Power in Environmental and Social Change by Mark Chingono Bibliography Appendix