UAPS 2007
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Arusha, Tanzania: 10-14 December 2007
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Session 65:
Gender inequities and inequalities

Thursday, December 13
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Kagera
Ngorongoro Wing. 7th Floor
Chair: Prosper V. Poukouta, African Development Bank
Discussant: Nancy Luke, Brown University

1. The silent crime; a sociological appraisal of gender-based violence experienced by women in Yoruba culture of Nigeria  •  Yetunde A Aluko, Olabisi Onabanjo University; Olusola Aluko-Arowolo

2. Empowerment of women and links to child's health in Egypt  •  Ibrahim Ms Ghada, Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the Egyptian Cabinet; Marwan Khawaga, American University of Beirut

3. Examining children's living conditions by gender of household head: The case of Malawi  •  Andrew A Jamali, University of Kwazulu-Natal; Esther W Dungumaro, University of Natal at Durban; Pelesana Moerane, University of Kwazulu-Natal

4. Gender, household headship and children's educational performance in Nigeria: Implications for development  •  Olufunlayo O. Bammeke, University of Lagos

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