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WRRC Bibliography: Senegal

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Women of the World: Laws an Policies Affecting Their Reproductive – Francophone Africa

The chapter of this book that addresses the situation of Senegal begins with an explication of the legal and political framework – structure of government and sources of law. It then examines reproductive health and rights, and within this section discusses the prevalence, laws and policies to...

Women’s Reproductive Rights in Senegal: A Shadow Report

The purpose of this report is to supplement, or “shadow,” the periodic report of the government of Senegal to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights during its 26th session. The report has been compiled and written by the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP) and Groupe de...

“Access to technical information and gendered NRM [natural resource management] practices: Men and women in rural Senegal”
As stated in the Abstract, “gender differences in knowledge of NRM practices have long been noted in Senegal and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. An exploration of these differences among a sample of rural Senegalese men and women shows that these differences are, in part, a function of extension...
“Cash crops and gender constructs: the Jola of Senegal”

This paper examines agricultural crops become sex-linked and come to function as sexual symbols, illustrating this through a case study of the Jola of Senegal.

“Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal”
This paper mentions how women’s land rights are affected by fundamentalist movements, which do not respect women’s rights and status as autonomous citizens.
“Have Jola women found a way to resist patriarchy with commodities? (Senegal, West Africa)”
This paper is a study of how commoditisation and female migration among the Jola in Senegal have provided opportunities for women to free themselves from male control over their labour. It questions whether despite these gains, women are nevertheless marginalised in Senegal’s urban economy.
“Islam and Women’s Sexual Health and Rights in Senegal”

The objective of this study is to analyse the tensions between conceptualizations about Islam, women's sexual health and rights in Senegal. Sexual rights are defined here as the right to choose a partner, the right to enjoy sex without fear of violence or disease, and the right to physical...

“Islam, women and the role of the state in Senegal”

This paper mentions that while womencould influence decisions, they rarely made the principal choices, as they do not control land, which is the main source of power.

“Land law and economic change in rural Senegal : Diola pledge transactions and disputes”
“Land law and the transition to capitalism: natural history of a Senegalese case study”
Snyder’s three papers above examine how land legislation in Senegal institutionalises the transition to capitalism.