Insights into gender equity, equality and power relations in Sub-Saharan Africa / Edited by Mansah Prah

Includes bibliographical references

Part One. Power and participation. Constitutionalising gender rights and the politics of inclusion in Kenya since 1962 / by Peter Wagula Wekesa
Chapter 2: Gender, Governance and Participatory

Since gender entered the development discourse in the Seventies, African countries have increasingly taken the concept on board in policy and practice. This concern may be due to either one or a combination of the following factors: the ideological positioning of African countries, demands by their donors and development partners, and demands by organised local groups and NGOs. Gender in the development discourse ought to transform power relations between men and women and shift them to social relations that reflect their equal access to productive resources, opportunities and social and material benefits. The result of such actions should be an achievement of comparable status of women and men. This volume, initiated by OSSREA, seeks to examine in more depth, issues regarding the gender-power imbalance in sub-Saharan African countries, with a specific focus on the eastern and southern African regions."--Back cover