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This edited volume assesses the progress that sub-Saharan African countries have made towards gender equality and offers strategies that can be used to empower African women to contribute to the fulfilment of the United Nations' (UN) 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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This edited volume assesses the progress that sub-Saharan African countries have made towards gender equality and offers strategies that can be used to empower African women to contribute to the fulfilment of the United Nations' (UN) 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs). The contributing authors consider the goals identified during the 1995 United Nations World Conference on Women and the 2015 UN World Conference on Sustainable Development in New York—including no poverty, healthy life, quality education, gender equality, peace and justice, reduced inequalities, and decent work and economic growth—and document the advances made on these goals, with a special emphasis on African women's experiences. They provide innovative ideas for accelerating achievement of the SDGs and address challenges and opportunities in tourism, business, politics, entrepreneurship, academia, financial inclusion, and the digital gender divide.This book will be of value topolicymakers, non-profit organisations focused on gender equality and sustainable development, and academics and scholars who teach and study gender-related issues in the African continent. 

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"Ogechi Adeola has brought together an outstanding team of practitioners and researchers to put together an excellent book in terms of both range and depth. The work examines the interlinkages between gender, empowerment, and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.... A must-read for all those working in the field of sustainable development." Michael Ngoasong, Gender, Entrepreneurship and Social Policy Institute, United Kingdom. "A powerful message of progress, parity, and prosperity for African Women as they march towards 2030. The inspiring and forward-looking recommendations for achieving UN's SDGs make this book unique. We are proud to be part of this effort of empowering African Women. " Joy Omasirichi Oti, Digital Business Tutelage for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative, Nigeria This edited volume assesses the progress that sub-Saharan African countries have made towards gender equality and offers strategies that can be used to empower African women to contribute to the fulfilment of the United Nations' (UN) 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs). The contributing authors consider the goals identified during the 1995 United Nations World Conference on Women and the 2015 UN World Conference on Sustainable Development in New York--including no poverty, healthy life, quality education, gender equality, peace and justice, reduced inequalities, and decent work and economic growth--and document the advances made on these goals, with a special emphasis on African women's experiences. They provide innovative ideas for accelerating achievement of the SDGs and address challenges and opportunities in tourism, business, politics, entrepreneurship, academia, financial inclusion, and the digital gender divide. This book will be of value to policymakers, non-profit organisations focused on gender equality and sustainable development, and academics and scholars who teach and study gender-related issues in the African continent. Ogechi Adeola is an associate professor of marketing at the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. She is the founder of Digital Business Tutelage for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative.

Author Biography

Ogechi Adeola is an associate professor of marketing at the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.  She is the founder of Digital Business Tutelage for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Empowering African Women: Toward Achieving the UN's 2030  Sustainable.- 2. Sustainability of Women's Empowerment Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa:Towards Achieving the UN's 2030 Goals.- 3. Gender Parity Gaps and Poverty: Empowering African Women for No Poverty and Zero Hunger.- 4. Human Rights as Inalienable Rights: An Assessment of the Realities of African Women.- 5. Is Violence against Women Systemic in Africa? An Enquiry to Change the Status Quo.- 6. Towards a Healthy Life for the Sub Saharan African (SSA) Women.- 7. Religious Organisations and Quality Education for African Women: The Case of Nigeria.- 8. African Women's Participation in Business and Politics: Challenges, and Recommendations.- 9. Realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Entrepreneurial Activities of Women and Disadvantaged Groups.- 10. African Women In Academia Breaking The Glass Ceiling: Towards Attainment of The Sustainable Development Goals.- 11: Promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment through Tourism in Africa: Towards Agenda 2030.- 12: Financial Inclusion as a Tool for Women's Economic Empowerment in Africa: Achieving UN's 2030 SDG.- 13. The Digital Gender Divide and Women's Empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: Achieving the UN's 2030 SDG.- 14. Conclusion: Positioning African Women for the United Nation's 2030 Goals: A Way Forward.

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Provides succinct and concrete recommendations on the achievement of the 2030 UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly as it relates to gender equality Centers the skills, experiences, and capabilities of African women Edited by a professor who has been actively involved in a number of projects related to gender equality and women's empowerment and entrepreneurship in Africa

Details ISBN3030591018 Short Title Empowering African Women for Sustainable Development Language English ISBN-10 3030591018 ISBN-13 9783030591014 Format Hardcover DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-59102-1 Pages 175 DEWEY 305.42096 Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-12-18 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland UK Release Date 2020-12-18 Author Ogechi Adeola Subtitle Toward Achieving the United Nations' 2030 Goals Illustrations 7 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 175 p. 7 illus. Edited by Ogechi Adeola Birth 1929 Affiliation Imperial College London, Uk Position Royalty Account Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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