In search of equality : : women, law and society in Africa / / edited by Stefanie Röhrs and Dee Smythe ; with Annie Hsieh and Monica de Souza ; project manager, Glenda Younge ; editor, Daphne Burger ; proofreader, Ricky Rontsch ; typesetter, Stefanie Krieg-Elliott ; cover designer, Monique Cleghorn ; cover photograph, Rauri Alcock.

• TeilnehmendeR: Röhrs, Stefanie, 1977-; Smythe, Dee.; Hsieh, Annie.; Souza, Monica de.; Younge, Glenda.; Burger, Daphne.; Röntsch, Ricky.; Krieg-Elliott, Stefanie.; Cleghorn, Monique.; Alcock, Rauri.
• Place / Publishing House: Cape Town, South Africa : : University Of Cape Town Press,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• ISBN: 177582151X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Stefanie Röhrs and Dee Smythe ; with Annie Hsieh and Monica de Souza ; project manager, Glenda Younge ; editor, Daphne Burger ; proofreader, Ricky Rontsch ; typesetter, Stefanie Krieg-Elliott ; cover designer, Monique Cleghorn ; cover photograph, Rauri Alcock.

Just over 50 years ago several African countries drew up new Constitutions which included protocols such as the Protocol on the Rights of Women. Decades later, has constitutional reform brought gender equality to women in Africa? And what does gender equality mean in the everyday lives of women on the continent? The contributors to this volume provide insights into women's rights in seven African countries - Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. Each looks at the causes, context and consequences of the struggle to uphold women's rights. Their case studies