02131nam a22002057a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001800064040000800082050002200090110005100112245019600163260006900359300002700428500103300455505033601488650002801824650003301852650004001885AUA.120180425194130.0150122t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a9789211251128 cJTL aHQ1787b.E36 2009 aUnited Nations Economic Commission for Africa. aAfrican women's report 2009 :bmeasuring gender inequality in Africa : experiences and lessons from the African Gender and Development Index /cUnited Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. aAddis Ababa, Ethiopia : bEconomic Commission for Africa,c2009. axxiv, 234 p. ;c24 cm. aThis publication is based on the results of piloting the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI) in 12 African countries across the five subregions of the continent. Making a case for countries to invest in sex disaggregated data collection, the outcomes provide an indication of the general situation of women across the continent. The result of the AGDI trials demonstrate that countries have shown commitment to international, regional and subregional treaties affecting women through overwhelming ratification. The report confirms existing MDG status reports which indicate remarkable progress being made with respect to MDG2 on universal Access to Basic Education. With the aid of systematic collection of sex aggregated data, the report calls for enhanced commitment towards accelerated implementation of gender equality as outlined in frameworks such as the ICPD+15, Beijing+15, the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the African Women's Protocol.--Publisher's description. aIntroduction -- Commitment to women's rights -- Commitment to addressing violence against women -- Commitment to access and quality education -- Commitment to access and quality health care -- Access to economic opportunities and resources -- African women's agency and decision-making -- Perspectives, conclusions and way forward. aWomen's rights xAfrica aWomen in developmentxAfrica aSex rolexGovernment policyzAfrica