Gender-Responsive Governance in Sierra Leone: T, Lahai, Lahai,..

Gender-Responsive Governance in Sierra LeoneThe Transitions and Logic of Inequality\nAuthor(s): John Idriss Lahai\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032469881, 978-1032469881\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates gender equality and womens empowerment in Sierra Leone, focusing especially on womens interactions with the state and its development partners. In particular, it highlights womens increasing agency in acquiring knowledge, diffusing power, engaging in grassroots politics, and compelling the government to adopt more gender-responsive policies. \n\nExploiting extensive fieldwork and original multidisciplinary research methods (including econometric and statistical models), the book first sets out the history and impact of inequality in Sierra Leone, and then goes on to shed light on the constructive and collaborative engagement of women and the state on a variety of local and external strategies for promoting ge.