Global Exchanges and Gender Perspectives in Africa

Contents

Contents Notes on Contributors .......................................................................................vii 1. Introduction: Gender in a Global Market Society?............................. 1 Jean-Bernard Ouédraeogo & Roseline M. Achieng’ 2. The Difference in the System of the Self: A Philosophical Contribution to the Gender Approach ............................................... 13 Béatrice Faye 3. ‘Celebrating’ the Female Body in Global Trade: Fashion, Media and Music in Kenya................................................................... 43 Edward Waswa Kisiang’ani 4. The Impact of Globalization on Women Peasants and Traders in Nigeria’s Delta Region (1986 – 2002) ............................. 71 Iwebunor Okwechime 5. Globalization and the Question of Women Smugglers in East Africa: Observations of a Cross Kenya-Uganda Boundary (1980 – 2002)....................................................................... 95 Samwel Ong’wen Okuro 6. Gender and Fair Trade in Cameroon ................................................115 Gérard Tchouassi 7. Trade and Information Systems: The Case of Wrap Sellers in Brazzaville (Congo)..................................................129 Mathias Marie A. Ndinga Global Exchanges and Gender Perspectives in Africa vi 8. The Role of Social Capital in the Establishment and Sustenance of Women’s Micro-businesses: A Case Study of Butere-Mumias District, Kenya.........................................................153 Zachary Arochi Kwena 9. Gender, Trade Liberalisation and the Multilateral Trading System: Towards an African Perspective ..........................179 Zo Randriamaro ...