African Women (519 million) are the fundamental pillar of the African economic development. According to the OECD, the African Women represent 70% of the agriculture labour in Africa and generate 90%
of the African food.
African Businesswoman.
The main objective of the ACG (African Centre for Gender) - Economic Commission for Africa - is to boost
the
African Women empowerment and reduce gender inequality.
The African Gender and Development Index elaborated by the Economic Commission for Africa consists of:
The countries analyzed in the African Gender and Development Index are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda.