Gender, literacy, and life chances in Sub-Saharan Africa

This book provides much needed evidence from research in a rural community in Sub-Saharan Africa, that show the value of literacy in increasing the life chances of women. It concludes with macro and micro level policy options that are necessary for critical (re)construction of women's lives in the region and elsewhere. Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Il/Literacy: Some Theoretical Considerations 3 The Intersections of Gender, Literacy and Power 4 The Historical and Social Context of Literacy/Education 5 A Critcal Literacy Research 6 Perceiving Il/literacy: Impact, Constraints and Possibilities: Literate Women's Accounts 7 Perceiving Il/literacy: Non-Literate Women's Accounts 8 Literacy and Life Chances: Examining the Evidence 9 From Rhetoric to Praxis: (Re)constructing Women's Life Chances and Bridging the Gender Gap in Literacy/Education References Index