African Businesswoman (Course, Master)

Syllabus of the Online Subject - African Women: The pillar of African Economy.

The Subject “African Businesswoman” consists of four themes:

1- African Centre for Gender.

1. Introduction to the African Centre for Gender (ACG) of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
2. African Women's Rights Observatory
3. African Women's Report
4. African Gender and Development Index (AGDI)
5. Case Study: H.E. PhD Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma - former Chairperson of the African Union Commission

2- Women's rights in Africa.

1. Introduction to Women's rights in Africa
2. Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
3. Southern African Development Community on Gender and Development
4. New Partnership for Africa's Development
5. Solemn Declaration of the African Heads of States on Gender Equality

3- Top African Businesswoman.

1. Isabel dos Santos (Angola): richest African Women
2. Folorunsho Alakija (Nigeria)
3. Cheryl Carolus (South Africa)
4. Hajia Bola Shagaya (Nigeria)
5. Divine Ndhlukula (Zimbabwe)
6. Mimi Alemayehou (Ethiopia/US)
7. Tara Fela-Durotoye (Nigeria)
8. Minoush Abdel-Meguid (Egypt)
9. Adenike Ogunlesi (Nigeria)
10. Bridgette Radebe (South Africa)
11. Sibongile Sambo (South Africa)
12. Wendy Appelbaum (South Africa)
13. Iman (Somalia)
14. PhD Amina Odidi (Nigeria - Canada)
15. Rapelang Rabana (South Africa)
16. Monica Katebe Musonda (Zambia)
17. Amini Kajunju (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
18. Folake Folarin-Coker (Nigeria)
19. Irene Charnley (South Africa)
20. Another influential businesswoman

4- African Women awarded the Nobel Prize, Head of State or Presidents.

1. Wangari Maathai (Kenya)
2. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (Former President of Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize)
3. Leymah Gbowee (Liberia)
4. Her Excellency, PhD Joyce Banda (Former President of Malawi)
5. Catherine Samba-Panza (Interim President of the Central African Republic)

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Description of the Online Subject: African Businesswoman.

African Women's (519 million) are the fundamental pillar of African economic development. According to the OECD, African Women represent 70% of agriculture labour in Africa and generate 90% of African food.

The main objective of the ACG (African Centre for Gender) - Economic Commission for Africa - is to boost African Women empowerment and reduce gender inequality.

The African Gender and Development Index elaborated by the Economic Commission for Africa consists of:

1. Gender Status Index (quantitative)
2. AWPS - African Women's Progress Scoreboard (qualitative)

The countries analysed in the African Gender and Development Index are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda.

❮ Samples - African Women ❯

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1. African Businessman
2. African population

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