Description
| Product ID: | 9781032446684 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa |
| Subtitle: | Country and Regional Perspectives |
| Authors: | Author: Carol Chi Ngang, Graham Towl, Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme |
| Page Count: | 248 |
| Subjects: | Sexual abuse and harassment, Sexual abuse & harassment, Gender studies: women and girls, Social and cultural anthropology, Crime and criminology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Legal aspects of criminology, Criminal law: offences against the person, Gender studies: women, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Crime & criminology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Criminology: legal aspects, Offences against the person, Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Written by a team of experts from legal, forensic and policy backgrounds, this first of its kind initiative presents new research into sexual harassment across Africa. Written by a team of experts from legal, forensic, and policy backgrounds, this book presents new research into sexual violence and harassment across Africa. This first of it''s kind book foregrounds the work of African scholars and presents careful research analysis and case studies that consider sexual harassment from legal, socio-economic, and cultural realities. It highlights the importance of laws around sexual harassment in Africa, the intersectional challenges it poses to women in the workplace, and the role of the feminist movement in Africa to hold perpetrators accountable and give voice to survivors of sexual harassment. The book forms part of a broader African-driven research initiative on sexual harassment and the law and is written in partnership with the Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI). It also explores the need to focus on best-practice benchmarks for Africa and also learning from developments in Africa. Timely and relevant, the book will be of great interest to legal and policy academic scholars, professionals, and activists working in the fields of gender policy, forensic psychology, and NGOs. It will also be useful reading for postgraduate students of law, gender studies, political science, and African studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-03-19 |
