02429nam a2200241Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002402000180006504000100008308400170009324501740011024601150028426000790039930000530047850000550053150000540058650503360064052010320097665000350200865000400204365000440208371000600212729891620190606022012.0100520s2009    et      r    i00    eng d  a9789211251128  aPUCPR00aECA/AWR:200900aAfrican women's report 2009bmeasuring gender inequality in Africa :experiences and lessons from the African Gender and Development IndexcEconomic Commission for Africa3 aMeasuring gender inequalities in Africabexperiences and lessons from the African Gender and Development Index  aAddis Ababa, EthiopiabUnited Nations Economic Commission for Africac2009  axxiv, 234 p.bchart, graphs, map, tablesc24 cm.  aAt head of title : Economic Commission for Africa.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-208).0 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 forward0 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 0aWomen 's rightszAfrica2Local 0aWomen in developmentzAfrica2Local 0aWomenzAfricaxSocial conditions2Local00aUnited Nations.bEconomic Commission for Africa.2Local