Language: English
Published by Zambia Association for Research & Development, Lukasa, Zambia, 1985
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. EX-LIB/Uncirculated. Unique, primary historical resource. Text/NEW. Cover/NF; w/library stiff plastic cover over light edge & surface wear. Type-set. 1985 analysis of the socio-economic status of women in Zambia --- that landlocked country, official language English, hemmed in by the 8 states of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia & Angola. Study sponsored by The Norwegian Agency for Internat'l Development & Economic Commission for Africa, Multinational Programming & Operational Centre (MULPOC). 159 pgs, in 6 chapters: 1, Education & Training Opportunities of Women; 2, Women's Economic Contribution; 3, Women's Status; 4, Access to Factors of Production; 5, Women & Development; and, 6, Miscellaneous (Nutrition, Health, etc.), followed by Conclusions finding Zambian women short access to education & training; highest social status for women confined to roles of wife/mother, and marriage comes w/o economic security w/common practice of expulsion of widows.