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Arusha, Tanzania: 10-14 December 2007
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Session 59:
The changing role of women in African families

Wednesday, December 12
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Mbuni
Ngorongoro Wing. 7th Floor
Chair: Madeleine Wayack Pambè, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
Discussant: Vongai Kandiwa, Cornell University

1. Household structure and childhood mortality in Ghana: Monitoring progress on the Millennium Development Goals  •  Winfred A. Avogo, Illinois State University; Victor Agadjanian, Arizona State University

2. Explanatory factors for the evolution of women's economic contributions in Niger  •  Mahamane Ibrahima, Université de Montréal

3. The evolution of gender relations in the Bamileke and Beti societies of Cameroon  •  Helene Kamdem Kamgno, Institut de Formation et de Recherche Demographiques (IFORD)

4. Changes in Standard of Living Among Population Groups in South Africa: 1998-2006  •  Barbara A. Anderson, University of Michigan; Mosidi Nhlapo, Statistics South Africa

5. Women participation in household spending and their decision taking role in children's education in Burkina Faso  •  Madeleine Wayack Pambè, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)

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