Women’s Rights and International Legislation

Theme 7: Women’s Rights and International Legislation

Step 1: Read the articles:

• Short History of CEDAW Convention.docx

• CEDAW .pdf

• AU -treaty-0027_-_protocol_to_the_african_charter_on_human_and_peoples_rights_on_the_rights_of_women_in_africa_e.pdf

Step 2: Watch the Documentary (new resource):  Sutura: what Judges need to know about rape and justice in Senegal

Step 3: Prepare summary 4 (ungraded): Write a half-page summary of what you have learnt from the articles and film(s) assigned in Module 7 and answer the mid-term assignment in Module 8.

Theme 8: Women and Health in Africa

Step 4: Read the article (chapter 1: Introduction- only)

• Report on Women’s Health in sub-Saharan Africa .pdf

• Sarah Hodin Inequalities in Women’s and Girls’ Health.docx

• Suggested Reading: Ibitola O. Asaolu, Halimatou Alaofè,Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of.pdf

Step 5: Using your summary from Module 7 and  the articles assigned for Module 8 answer and submit