This book adds significantly to the discourse surrounding the progress made in empowering women in Africa over the last decade, providing strong research evidence on diverse and timely gender issues in varied African countries. Topics covered include climate change and environmental degradation, agriculture and land rights, access to and quality of education, maternal and reproductive health, unpaid care and women's labor market participation, financial inclusion and women's political participation. Cross cutting issues such as migration, masculinities and social norms are also addressed in this volume, which is aimed at policy makers, academics, and indeed anyone else interested in the UN Sustainable Development Goal of the empowerment of women and girls.

Compellingly makes the case that African women's experience ought to be considered a core concern of the global SDG agenda Sheds light on important questions regarding the progress made towards empowering women in Africa over the last decade Provides strong research evidence on diverse, timely and relevant gender issues Case studies are drawn from a wide range of countries from across the African continent Includes detailed policy discussion

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Maty Konte is Research Fellow at the United Nations University in the Netherlands (UNU-MERIT) and Vice President of the NGO Women and Nature International in New York City, USA. She has worked with a range of international organisations and African think tanks and is Team Member of INCLUDE, the Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies. She is also affiliated to the African School of Economics in Cotonou, Benin. Her major interests include policy-relevant research on economic development, gender and institutions.

Nyasha Tirivayi is Research Fellow at the United Nations University in the Netherlands (UNU-MERIT). She has more than 15 years of experience in development research and practice, including working and consulting for UN agencies, international non-governmental organisations and women's organisations in Africa. She has published research on women's healthcare, HIV/AIDS, social protection and agricultural innovation.

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Part I: Introduction.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part II: Climate Change and Gender.- Chapter 2: Climate Change, Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment.- Chapter 3: Weather Shocks and Women empowerment.- Chapter 4: Gender and Climate Change: Towards Comprehensive Policy Options.- Part III: Women's Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in East Africa.- Chapter 5: Women's Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity in Uganda.- Chapter 6: Land Tenure, Gender, and Productivity in Ethiopia and Tanzania.- Part IV: Maternal Health and Education.- Chapter 7: Towards Achieving Equity in Utilization of Maternal Health Services in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Priority Countries.- Chapter 8: Barriers to and Facilitators of Contraceptive Use among Married Adolescent Girls in six Sub-Saharan African Countries.- Chapter 9: Achieving Gender Equality in Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Challenges in Moving from the MDGs to theSDGs.- Chapter 10: Gender Disparities in Access to and Use of ICT in Senegal.- Part V: Labor Market Participation and Unpaid Care Work.- Chapter 11: Gender Gaps in Employment and Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review.- Chapter 12: Child Health and Relatives' Employment in South Africa: The Gendered Effect beyond Parents.- Chapter 13: Unpaid Care Work Inequality and Women's Employment Outcomes in Senegal.- Chapter 14: When Women go to the City: African Women's Rural-Urban Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals.- Part VI: Women's Bargaining Power and their Households' Well-being.- Chapter 15: Women's Empowerment and Child Obesity: Evidence in Comoros, Malawi, and Mozambique.- Chapter 16: Women, Inclusive Finance and the Quality of Life: Evidence from Zambia.- Chapter 17: Women's Bargaining Power and Households Living Standards in West Africa: Evidence from Benin, Togo and Mali.- Part VII: Women in Politics and Society.-Chapter 18: Female Policy Makers and Women's Wellbeing in Africa.- Chapter 19: Pathways to Political Empowerment: An Examination of Factors that Enable Women to Access Political Leadership Positions in Kenya.- Chapter 20: It is all about Power: Corruption, Patriarchy and the Political Participation of Women.-Chapter 21: Facts, Narrative and Action on Gender Equality in Modern Africa: A Sociological Approach to Priorities And Omissions.- Part VIII: Conclusion.- Chapter 22: Conclusion.