War, women and post-conflict empowerment : lessons from Sierra Leone /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Bloomsbury (Firm)
Other Authors:	M'Cormack-Hale, Fredline Amaybel Olayinka, 1976- (Editor), Beoku-Betts, Josephine A., 1951- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK ; New York, NY : Zed Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2022.
Series:	Politics and development in contemporary Africa.
Subjects:	Women and war > Sierra Leone. Women > Sierra Leone > Social conditions. Women in peace-building > Sierra Leone. Postwar reconstruction > Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002. Postwar reconstruction. Women and war. Women in peace-building. Women > Social conditions. Sierra Leone. 1991-2002 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Filomina Chioma Steady
Understanding the Politics of Women and Gender Equality in Sierra Leone: Opportunities and Possibilities / Josephine Beoku-Betts Fredline M'Cormack-Hale
Transformative Narratives: The Empathetic Imagination, Empowerment, and Women in Post-War Sierra Leone / Arthur Onipede Hollist
Zainab Hawa Bangura's Early Career as an Activist in Sierra Leone, 1994-2005 / LaRay Denzer
Bastards in Politics": Violence Against "Political" Women in Sierra Leone's Post-War Politics / Hussainatu J. Abdullah
Women Chiefs, Women's Empowerment, and a Feminist Agenda in Contemporary Sierra Leone / Lynda R. Day
Women and Law Reform in Post-War Sierra Leone / Peter A. Dumbuya
Barriers to Girls Education in Rural Sierra Leone: Results of Participatory Research / Susan Shepler
Where Does She Enter? (Re) Defining the Role of Traditional Birth Attendants in Sierra Leone / Fredanna M. McGough
Gender Based Violence in the Age of Ebola / Lyn Graybill
UNHCR's Gender Policy for Refugees and Returnees in Sierra Leone: Health, Well-Being and Political Agency / Claudena Skran
From Local Discussion Groups to Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp: Sierra Leone Women Mobilizing for Women's Rights in Sierra Leone / Amy Smythe
The Politics of Religion and Women's Activism: Women's "Choices" in the Abortion Bill and Constitutional Review Debates / Aisha Fofana Ibrahim
Sierra Leonean Women Mobilizing for Change: Revising the Sexual Offenses [Amendment] Act of 2019 / Fredline A. O. M'Cormack-Hale.