Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...

Chapter 1. Work-Life Integration: Experiences of Women Faculty and Administrators Working at Tangaza University College (Tuc)-Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Cuea), Kenya -- Chapter 2. Female Scholars’ Access to Research Grants in Higher Education as a Promotional Facet to Social...

This book explores how spirituality and resiliency defines the character of African women and inspires them to serve the communities and organizations around them. Through portraits of twelve Malawian women national leaders, it celebrates the lives of indigenous women and describes how their...

Prologue- Interfacing leadership theories and African women’s diverse leadership roles -- 1. Introduction: Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe- Molly Manyonganise, Ezra Chitando and Sophia Chirongoma -- Section A: Zimbabwean women’s leadership in ecological stewardship -- 2....

Christian missions, especially Protestants missions, have been shown to advance longrun education outcomes and gender equality in Africa. However, the mechanisms behind this benign legacy and the contribution of missionary women, who constituted more than half of all Western mission staff, are...

This study examines how the starting of business by females can be promoted by assessing critical levels of microfinance institutions (MFIs) penetration that policy makers must endeavour to maintain and/or attain in order for female unemployment not to represent a constraint in the doing of...