Development Studies

Introduction: Women, Gender, and Change in Africa

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The scholarship on women and gender in Africa has shown that women’s political, social, and economic experiences are often fundamentally distinct from men’s. Feminist and non-feminist scholarship has found that gender is a key factor in explaining this difference. However, the concept of gender and its use in the study of politics and society in Africa have been subject to debate, generating new insights into the topic. The articles in this virtual issue contribute to this literature by demonstrating the mutability of gender relations and by theorizing the links with major political and social phenomena including colonization, migration, and armed conflict. They show how, and explain why, these phenomena lead to shifts in gender norms within Africa and among African migrants living outside the continent. These articles also highlight the nexus between everyday survival mechanisms such as transportation businesses and antiretroviral (ART) treatment support groups, and the gendered politics of being male or female in those specific contexts. They also provide methodological insights into the study of gender relations and interrogate the dynamics of knowledge production in the areas of women and gender studies in Africa.

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: Oxford University Press., 43790

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English

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Africa
Women
Gender
Gender norms
Change

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Peace A Medie, Introduction: Women, Gender, and Change in Africa, African Affairs

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