Women and Leadership in West Africa Mothering the Nation and Humanizing the State
Description
This book examines women and leadership in West Africa, with a special focus on Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—the Mano River Union countries. These countries have traditions of indigenous female leadership in executive positions in varying degrees, and all three have a tradition of organizations that form important power bases for women.
Keywords
Social ScienceGender StudiesAnthropologyPolitical ScienceWorldAfricanCultural & SocialWomen's StudiesHistory & Theory
2011Book
Author(s)Filomina Clarice Steady, F. Steady
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781349341146
LanguageEnglish
