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“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...
“Addressing food security in Africa via multiple livelihood strategies of women farmers”
As stated in the Abstract, “because food insecurity is primarily a problem of low household incomes and poverty, and not just inadequate food production, projects and programs for food insecure African farmers which aim at increasing production of subsistence crops may be ineffective. Instead,...
“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.

“Diminished access, diverted exclusion: women and land tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa”
As stated in the Abstract, “increasing commercialization, population growth and concurrent increases in land value have affected women's land rights in Africa. Most of the literature concentrates on how these changes have led to an erosion of women's rights. This paper examines some of the...
“Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation”

This article gives detailed information about Female Genital Mutilation and women’s sexuality; it outlines the practice of FGM in Africa and amongst minorities in Asia. It also talks about the state’s obligation to protect children and observe human rights standards, as well as calling for...

“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.
“Gender relations in the democratization process: an analysis of agrarian policies in Africa”
This paper links women’s empowerment in the democratisation process to the sexual division of labour and resources in land management.
“Harmful traditional practices under Ethiopian Law”

A reference material on FGM and the legal provisions under the Ethiopian Law. It also takes a general look at Women’s through a constitutional perspective. 

“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.
“Impact of privatization on gender and property rights in Africa”
This paper explores the transformation of customary tenure systems and their impact on women's rights to land in Africa. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of land rights within customary tenure systems, the different institutions and structures (e.g., inheritance, marriage) that influence rights...