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Women in Africa have been historically relegated to the role of spectators in their own life stories. The dominant narratives of African womanhood have been written by non-African scholars and have resulted in the coloniality of knowledge about African womanhood. This has forced silence on the part of African women, resulting in a negative perception of African women that stems from misguided interpretations of their lived experiences. However, African women know that women and children bore the brunt of crises in their communities, and many are committed to correcting the disparities and forging new relationships between state and society. Women Empowerment and the Feminist Agenda in Africa , initiates research and studies in the social sciences to address this issue. The book provides an overview and introduction to the study of feminist theory and practice in Africa in the social sciences, making it a starting point for further and more advanced study. The book is designed to enable practitioners, academics, and researchers to translate feminist theory and concepts into practice and stimulate debate by encouraging them to adopt a challenging, questioning perspective on feminist research and ideas. Topics covered in the book include an overview of feminist perspectives on sex and gender, conceptualizing feminism in Africa, epistemological foundations of feminism in Africa, feminist perspectives on African culture and languages, ethical foundations of feminism in Africa, African women through Western eyes, revisiting African womanhood historical archives, and many more. The research encapsulated within this book is written for researchers, academics, and advanced tertiary studies, as well as professional gender and feminist organizations focusing on Africa. It will be useful and enlightening for post-graduate students and staff in Africa and the international community, the non-governmental community in Africa, women's movement organizations in Africa, independent researchers and academics, the African community at large, and academic program leadership of African studies. By providing a comprehensive introduction to the field and encouraging challenging, questioning perspectives on feminist research and ideas, this book will contribute to new concepts and issues in feminism and gender studies in Africa and promote a more accurate and authentic understanding of African womanhood.

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Maxwell Constantine Chando Musingafi is Professor of Public Policy & Governance in the Department of Development Studies at the National University of Lesotho. He has taught courses in commerce; gender; conflict & peace; and development studies at Gweru polytechnic, Zimbabwe Open University, Great Zimbabwe University, University of Eswatini and the National University of Lesotho. Maxwell is External Examiner (GZU; MSU); Peer Reviewer/Thought Leader (Zimbabwe Council of Higher Education); Consultant-Devolution Implementation (Gvnt of Zim), Editorial Board Member (Uneswa Journal of Education); 2022 Lesotho Voluntary National Reviewer for SDG5 (UNDP); Country Reviewer for Zimbabwe (Global Integrity); Member (Development Studies Association-UK); and Member (International Society for Development & Sustainability). Professor Musingafi is a novelist and researcher in gender, conflict, peace, governance and water studies with a track record of more than 300 published works. Chipo Hungwe obtained her PhD in Sociology from the University of South Africa in 2014. She is an Associate Professor in the Community Studies Department at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. Chipo Hungwe is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences since 2017. She has a keen interest in women’s experiences and has published extensively on women, ageing and migration. In 2022, Chipo Hungwe received the Inspirational and Visionary Women award for women empowerment from Women Corporate Directors Network in Zimbabwe (WCDNZ). She has provided consultancy services to international organisations including the UN Women. Chipo is a member of the International Sociological Association (ISA), the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA), and the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). Chipo serves as Peer Reviewer, Thought Leader and Programme Evaluator for the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) and the Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ).

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