Gender, Work and Population in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Aderanti Adepoju

Examines evidence from across the region and highlights important areas in which policy-relevant research is required.

If policies enhancing human development are to be put into practice then consideration is needed of the contribution of women to the labour market in sub-Saharan Africa, where women have the highest rates of economic activity andfertility in a context of the highest levels of maternal and child mortality in the world.

Published in association with the International Labour Office (ILO)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852554079
• ISBN13: 9780852554074
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 256 Pages