Gathering Strength
Women from
Brenda Belak
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January
2002
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PUBLISHING DETAILS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS01a.pdf
ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS & OTHER TERMS
NOTES ON THE GOVERNMENT TEXTS
MAP OF
COUNTRY BACKGROUND
WHAT'S IN A
NAME?
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http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS02a.pdf
INTRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS03.introduction-and-acknowledgements.pdf
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THE AIM OF THIS REPORT 11
THE INTERVIEW PROCESS 11
OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED DURING RESEARCH
13
DATA ANALYSIS 14
OTHER PROJECT AIMS 17
PDF (447k)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS04a.pdf
THE CEDAW & THE GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATIONS
THE CEDAW & THE INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT 18
STRUCTURE OF THE CEDAW 19
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 22
CEDAW MONITORING MECHANISMS 22
THE SPDC AT THE 22ND SESSION OF THE
CEDAW 23
PDF (185k)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS05.government-obligations.pdf
MEETINGS & MACHINERY: THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT
TO THE CEDAW
OVERVIEW 27
THE
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 31
PDF (146K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS06.government-commitment.pdf
SOCIAL ROLES & GENDER STEREOTYPES
OVERVIEW 33
RELIGION & GENDER DISCRIMINATION 34
PRESERVERS OF CULTURE 38
FAMILY ROLES 41
SOCIAL RELATIONS & BEHAVIOURAL
NORMS 45
RESTRICTIONS 51
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 54
PDF (450K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS07.social-roles.pdf
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
OVERVIEW 57
WOMEN IN WAR 58
RELOCATION & DISPLACEMENT 60
SEXUAL VIOLENCE & ARMED CONFLICT
61
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN AREAS OF MILITARY
OCCUPATION 64
SEXUAL VIOLENCE ACROSS BORDERS:
REFUGEES & MIGRANTS 66
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY 71
REPORTING & PUNISHMENT OF SEXUAL
VIOLENCE 73
FORCED MARRIAGE 76
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 78
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN RELOCATION &
REFUGE 80
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ON DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE 82
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 83
PDF (745K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS08.violence-against-women.pdf
WOMEN'S HEALTH
OVERVIEW 87
GOVERNMENT HEALTH SPENDING 88
POLICY, LAW & ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS RELATING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH 90
EDUCATION ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES
91
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE 92
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 96
MATERNAL HEALTH 114
WOMEN & HIV/AIDS 120
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 125
PDF (954K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS09.women's-health.pdf
EDUCATION FOR WOMEN & GIRLS
OVERVIEW 130
WOMEN & ILLITERACY 131
BARRIERS TO EDUCATION 134
DISCRIMINATION IN GIRLS' SCHOOLING
140
INCENTIVES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION 144
VOCATIONAL TRAINING 148
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 148
PDF (507K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS10.education.pdf
THE ECONOMY & WOMEN'S LABOUR
OVERVIEW 152
THE ECONOMY 153
DECISION-MAKING & THE FAMILY
INCOME 157
CULTURAL STEREOTYPES REGARDING WORK
158
RURAL WOMEN 162
FORCED LABOUR 167
EDUCATION & WORK OPPORTUNITIES
172
WOMEN IN THE PAID LABOUR FORCE 174
THE CIVIL SERVICE 174
THE INFORMAL SECTOR 178
THE PRIVATE SECTOR 180
LACK OF INFORMAL & PRIVATE SECTOR
REGULATION 184
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY 186
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 189
PDF (979K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS11.economy-and-labour.pdf
MIGRATION & TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN
& GIRLS
OVERVIEW 194
RESTRICTION ON WOMEN'S FREEDOM OF
MOVEMENT 195
REGIONAL MIGRATION 200
TRAFFICKING 205
SEX WORK 210
DEPORTATION 215
ACTIONS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING 218
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 222
PDF (567K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS12.migration-and-trafficking.pdf
WOMEN & THE LAW
OVERVIEW 226
FOUNDATIONS OF THE LAW IN
LAWS RELATING SPECIFICALLY TO WOMEN
231
THE PRACTICE OF THE LAW 234
WOMEN & FAMILY LAW 238
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 247
PDF (467K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS13.law.pdf
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS
OVERVIEW 251
RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL FREEDOM 253
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION 256
NATIONAL PARTICIPATION 258
LOCAL PARTICIPATION 265
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN OPPOSITION
MOVEMENTS 267
CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY
279
WOMEN'S POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN EXILE
286
WOMEN IN
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 292
PDF (825K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS14.participation-in-politics.pdf
CONCLUSION
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http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS15.conclusion.pdf
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PDF (71K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS16.bibliography.pdf
ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE
PDF (11K)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/GS17.organizational-profile.pdf