In the Red Sea Hills of eastern Sudan, where poverty, famines, and conflict loom large, women struggle to gain the status of responsible motherhood through bearing and raising healthy children, especially sons. But biological fate can be capricious in impoverished settings. Amidst struggle for survival and expectations of heroic mothering, women face realities that challenge their ability to fulfill their prescribed roles. Even as the effects of modernity and development, global inequities, and exclusionary government policies challenge traditional ways of life in eastern Sudan and throughout...
In the Red Sea Hills of eastern Sudan, where poverty, famines, and conflict loom large, women struggle to gain the status of responsible motherhood th...
This text considers gender dimensions of a number of issues central to human security and development in Africa including food security, AIDs and its treatment, legal rights, violence, conflict resolution, informal work, the environment, and poverty alleviation strategies.
This text considers gender dimensions of a number of issues central to human security and development in Africa including food security, AIDs and its ...
The concept of security has often narrowly focused on issues surrounding the protection of national borders from outside threats. However, a richer idea of human security has become increasingly important in the past decade or so. The aim is to incorporate various dimensions of the downside risks affecting the generalized well-being or dignity of people. Despite this rising prominence, the discourses surrounding human security have neglected to address the topic of gender, particularly how issues of poverty and underdevelopment impact women s and men s experiences and strategies...
The concept of security has often narrowly focused on issues surrounding the protection of national borders from outside threats. However, a richer...
