Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa

Egodi Uchendu is professor of history at the University of Nigeria. Ngozi Edeagu is a PhD candidate in African history at the Bayreuth International School of Graduate Studies (BIGSAS), Universitat Bayreuth, Germany and is lecturer at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike in Nigeria.

Introduction Egodi Uchendu and Ngozi Edeagu Part I Gender Discourse and Domination Chapter 1: "Black Peril, White Peril?" Challenging Racialized Gender Hierarchies in Early 20th Century South Africa Claudia Berger Chapter 2: Isoken: An Exploration of Differential Enjoyment of Rights and Dignity Ezinne Ezepue Chapter 3: Challenging Patriarchy: East African Women's Knowledge Systems Catherine Cymone Fourshey and Marla L. Jaksch Chapter 4: "l Paid Lobola!" The Interface between Bride Price and Domestic Violence: A Case Study of Epworth, 2007-2017 Tasara Muguti and Nyasha Mlambo Chapter 5: The Interconnection between Youth Gangs, Toxic Masculinity, and Gender-Based Violence in South Africa G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu and Pius T. Tanga Chapter 6: Structuration Theory and Patriarchy System in Africa: The Silent and the Salient in a Lifeless Structure Samuel O. Okafor Part II Women, Work and Exploitation Chapter 7: Patriarchy and Cultural Values in 19th and 20th Century Ghana Valerie Delali Adjoh-Davoh Chapter 8: Patriarchy, Inequality, and Housework: An Assessment of Sefi Atta's Everything Good Will Come Joyce Agofure Chapter 9: Women as Composers in Nollywood: Evidence of Absence or Absence of Evidence? Emaeyak Peter Slyvanus Chapter 10: An Analysis of Gender Roles around Water and Sanitation in Rural Uganda Christiana Smyrilli Part III Women in Power and Male Dominance Chapter 11: Patriarchy, Gender, and Deliberative Democracy: How Does it Play Out in the Ugandan Parliament? Muzee Hannah and Joyce Bayande M. Endeley Chapter 12: New Dimensions to Discrimination against Party Women and Women in Power Victor Chidubem Iwuoha Chapter 13: Silence and Power in Yejide Kilanko's Daughters Who Walk This Path Nneoma Onwuegbuchi Chapter 14: Becoming Man, Becoming Kola Nut: Rite of Passage in Abani's GraceLand Ali Zamanpour Part IV Policy Implementation Chapter 15: Transitional Justice, Sexual Violence, and Women's Status in Africa Elsabe Boshoff and Louise du Toit Chapter 16: UN Women and the Pitfalls of Gender Equality and Representation in Nigeria Raheem Oluwafunminiyi Chapter 17: Rendered as Political Pawns: Chibok Girls, Ebola, and the Exercise of Political Will April Petillo and Jane Eggers Chapter 18: "To be Introduced by my Daughter is a Blessing": Building Rapport between Dads and Daughters to Reduce Early Marriage in Migori County, Kenya Paula Tavrow, Sixtus Kennedy Otieno and Elias Muindi Chapter 19: Gender Imbalance and Girl Child Education in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria Olawale Isaac Yemisi

This text is a major contribution to women's studies in Africa and elsewhere. Scholars from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the US are among the authors that Uchendu and Edeagu have brought together in this illuminating, scholarly, multidimensional, and multidisciplinary work. Over four sections-"Gender Discourse and Domination"; "Women, Work, and Exploitation"; "Women in Power and Male Dominance"; and "Policy Implementation"-the contributing authors examine patriarchal structures of dominance and systemic hindrances to full equality. They find that institutionalized patriarchy has been the norm in various spheres, including everyday speech, and has been reflected in film, literature, and politics.... Projects such as the Kenyan Dads and Daughters and mechanisms such as the Maputo Protocol are among the harbingers of hope discussed in the collection. Highly recommended. General readers through faculty; professionals. * Choice Reviews * An important contribution to the study of gender in Africa that bridges historical, literary, film studies, and social science approaches as well as policy implementation. Readers are able to explore the core themes of patriarchy and inequality through multiple case studies from across the continent not only to understand the past and present, but also to have an impact on the future. -- Lorelle Semley, College of the Holy Cross Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies provides new and refreshing perspectives on contemporary thematic preoccupations in gender narratives. I unreservedly recommend it to scholars and students alike. -- G.M.T Emezue, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike