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Women and Leadership in West Africa

Mothering the Nation and Humanizing the State
By:F. Steady
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230338128
eText ISBN:9781137010391
Edition:0
Copyright:2011
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book examines women and leadership in West Africa, with a special focus on Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—the Mano River Union countries. These countries have traditions of indigenous female leadership in executive positions in varying degrees, and all three have a tradition of organizations that form important power bases for women.