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African feminist, writer, and scholar Obioma Nnaemeka defines the term "Nego-feminism" in her article Nego-Feminism: Theorizing, Practicing, and Pruning Africa's Way." She writes, "Nego-feminism is the feminism of negotiation; second, nego-feminism stands for 'no ego' feminism and is structured by cultural imperatives and modulated by ...
Sekyiamah is the convener for Fab Fem, a feminist group that meets regularly in Accra. [2] Sekyiamah has written articles for The Guardian, This Is Africa and Open Democracy. [4] [5] [6] She wrote the Communications Handbook for Women’s Rights Organisations and has had short stories published in anthologies in many countries. [7]
The AGI grew out of the Equal Opportunities Research Project, created at the University of Cape Town in 1992 as apartheid was ending. The AGI was created in 1996, with the specific goal of advocating for women researchers, policy advocates and writers based within African countries, and with commitment to the growth and voice of African feminisms. [7]
Marilyn ('Lyn') Ossome is an academic, specialising in feminist political theory and feminist political economics. She is currently Senior Research Associate of at the University of Johannesburg and a member of the advisory board for the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, [1] amongst other accolades.
Feminist during this era focused on passing the Equal Rights Amendment which would ensure that civil rights for all regardless of a person's sex. It passed in 1972.
Amina Mama (born 19 September 1958) is a Nigerian-British writer, activist and academic. [1] Her main areas of focus have been post-colonial, militarist and gender issues. She has lived in Africa, Europe and North America, and worked to bridge the gap between feminists and related movements across the glo
Image of primary school aged girls in Africa. Theoretically, the inequality between boys and girls starts in primary school and widens throughout the educational process. Over the past decade, Africa registered the highest relative increase in primary education in total enrollment among regions. [47] Girls, however, were enrolled at lower rates.
Feminism in Kenya concerns the organized efforts to improve the rights of the girls and women of Kenya. [1] The modern feminist movement, which took off in the early 1960s and also in the 1970s, gained impetus through the establishment of various organisations such as Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (Women’s Progress) [ 2 ] and Kenya Women’s ...