Chapter 1 Introduction: A Dichotomy of Development: Women’s Empowerment and Women’s Inequality
Section One: The Role of Women in Social Development in West Africa
Chapter 2 I’ll Find a Way or Make a Way: A Case Study of BASICS International’s Social Community Development work in Ghana, West Africa
Chapter 3 Women Traders at the Elmina Fishing Harbor: Harbingers of Ghana’s Social Development
Chapter 4 Women’s Organizations on the Frontline: The Peacebuilding Project and the Fight Against Ebola and COVID-19
Section Two: The Role of Women in Economic Development in West Africa
Chapter 5 Women and Microfinance in The Gambia: A Path to Empowerment and Financial Inclusion
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Chapter 6 Informally Formal: Women’s Mutual Aid Organizations in the Informal Sector of the Economy
Chapter 7 The Role of Market Associations in Facilitating Women’s Informal Political Participation and Economic Development in Ghana
Section Three: The Role of Women in Political Development in West Africa
Chapter 8 The Invisibility Syndrome: Gambian Women in Politics
Chapter 9 Gender and Politics in Ayawaso West Wuogon: Women Standing for Parliament
Chapter 10 Relative Peace in the Midst of Unrest: Guinean Women’s Peace Advocacy during the Mano River Wars
Chapter 11 Redefining Liberian Women’s Political Activism: The Legacy of the Women’s Peacebuilding Movement
Chapter 12 Conclusion: Promoting Development By Women, For Women.