Gendered Spaces, Religion and Migration in Zimbabwe

Implications for Economic Development

• Author(s): Ezra Chitando, Sophia Chirongoma, Molly Manyonganise,
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Pages: 270
• ISBN_10: 100073028X
  ISBN_13: 9781000730289
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Gender Studies , Religion / General , Social Science / Emigration & Immigration , Political Science / Human Rights , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African Studies , Social Science / Regional Studies , Social Science / Human Geography , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Religion / Indigenous, Folk & Tribal , Political Science / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

Description:... This book explores the intersections of gender, religion and migration within the context of post-independent Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on how gender disparities impact economic development. By demonstrating how these interconnections impact women’s and girls’ lived realities, the book addresses the need for gender equity, gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in both religious and societal institutions. This book assesses the gender and migration nexus in Zimbabwe and examines the impact of religio-cultural ideologies on the status of women. In doing so, it assesses the transition of Zimbabwean women across spaces and provides insights into the practical strategies that can be utilised to improve their status both “at home” and “on the move.” Furthermore, chapters show how space continues to be genderised in ways that perpetuate structural inequality to challenge the exclusion of women from key social processes. Contributing to ongoing scholarly debates on gender in Africa, this book will be of interest to academics and students of Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, African Studies, Development Studies as well as advocators of human rights and gender activists.