What are the consequences of inadequate enforcement of laws protecting women?
Q. What are the payoffs to women s participation in development? A. Women s participation in development is essential not only for achieving social justice but also for reducing poverty. Gender equality is not only a matter of social justice; it is also good economics. Women produce as much as 80 per cent of the food in some African countries. Studies have shown that investing in women in education, health, family planning, access to land, inputs, and extension is an important part of development strategy as well as a matter of social justice. Investing in women speeds economic development by raising productivity and promoting the more efficient use of resources; it produces significant social returns, improving child survival and reducing fertility; and it has considerable intergenerational payoffs. Q. As economic globalization gathers steam what are the implications for women in Africa? A. Globalization is a process through which finance, investment, production is not confined by nat
