African women, human rights and the 'new' international trade regime
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2005
- Creator
- Ewelukwa, Uché U.
- Thesaurus
- globalisering, historisch, handel, kolonialisme, Afrika
- Description
- The author argues that although free tade has the potential to improve the condition of Third World women, judged through the lens of history, rade has not benefited most Third World women. Part II takes a historical look at interactions between African women and transnational corporations during the colonial period in Africa, particularly the Aba Women's War. Part III focuses on the post-war multilateral trading system (MTS) and its present and potential impact on women in Africa. Part IV contains suggestions on pathways to reform.