Gender and Law: Eastern Africa Speaks : Proceedings of the Conference Organized by the World Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa (Directions in Development (Washington, D.C.).) PDF
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Gender and Law : Eastern Africa Speaks : Proceedings of Th Conference Organized title: By the World Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa Directions in Development (Washington, D.C.) author: publisher: World Bank isbn10 | asin: 0821342061 print isbn13: 9780821342060 ebook isbn13: 9780585218441 language: English Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Africa, subject Eastern--Congresses, Women in development--Africa, Eastern--Congresses. publication date: 1998 lcc: KQC145.W64G46 1998eb ddc: 346.67601/34 Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Africa, subject: Eastern--Congresses, Women in development--Africa, Eastern--Congresses. Page i Gender and Law Eastern Africa Speaks Proceedings of the Conference Organized by the World Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT Edited by Gita Gopal and Maryam Salim The World Bank Washington, D.C. Page ii OVERVIEW © 1998 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing April 1998 Second printing November 1999 2 3 4 5 02 01 00 99 The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this study are entirely those of the author and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. Cover photograph: World Bank. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gender and law : Eastern Africa speaks / the World Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa. p. cm. (Directions in development) Papers derive from the proceedings of a conference in Ethiopia in October 1997 that examined legal and regulatory reform as a critical tool to promote gender-sensitive human development in Africa. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8213-4206-1 1. WomenLegal status, laws, etc.Africa, EasternCongresses. 2. Women in developmentAfrica, EasternCongresses. I. World Bank. II. United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. III. East Africa Gender and Law Conference (1997: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). IV. Series: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) IV. Series: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) KQ145.W64G46 1998 346.67601'34DC21 9816035 CIP Page iii Contents Foreword v Acknowledgments viii Overview 1 Impact of Customary Practices and Laws 2 Implementation of Equitable Legal Provisions 8 Sustainable Legal Reform 10 Notes 13 1 15 Kenya Country Background 15 The Status of Women in Kenya 17 The Nature of Kenyan Family Law 28 Cohabitation Outside Marriage 31 The Implications of Cohabitation Unions 37 Emerging Issues 40 Notes 43 References 45 2 47 Tanzania The Setting 48 Legal Framework 50 Initiatives by Various Actors to Promote Gender Equity 54 Successes and Constraints 63 The Draft Land Bill and Women's Rights 75 Recommendations 77 Notes 80 References 83 3 87 Zimbabwe Gender Perspectives on Property Rights in Zimbabwe: 89 Theory and Practice The Gender Dimension of Poverty 110 Finance and the Business Environment 118 The Impact of Women on Poverty and the Development123 of the Nation National Programs for Poverty Reduction and Women's 128 Economic Empowerment Page iv Notes 134 References 134 4 137 Ethiopia How Gender-Sensitive Is the Ethiopian Legislation? 138 How the Judiciary Reads and Applies the Law 153 Challenges and Opportunities 155 Strategies 157 Notes 159 References 161 5 163 Uganda A Country Struggling to Modernize 163 Decentralization Policy and Program 166 Constraints on Women's Participation in the 172 Development process within a Decentralized Uganda The Impact of the Legal System on Women in a 180 Decentralized Uganda Strategies for Making Decentralization Work for 189 Gender-Sensitive Development in Uganda Notes 196 References 197 6 199 Eritrea Postindependence Legislation Against Gender 200 Discrimination Constraints on Women's Full Equality 200 Outlook for the Future 201 Note 202 7 203 Gender and Islamic Law: Some General Observations A Definition of Islamic Law 203 The Islamic Approach to the Position of Women 204 An Observation on the Word Gender 205 Issues of Equality between Men and Women 205 Islamic Culture and Islamic Legislative Approach 206 Call for Caution 207 Conclusions 208 Notes 208 Appendix A 210 Closing Statements Appendix B 217 Summary of the Proceedings Appendix C 224 Country Delegations Appendix D 228 Conference Agenda
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