Publisher's Synopsis
The present work entitled Socio-anthroplogical analysis of the construction of women's leadership in rural Côte d'Ivoire poses a double problematic, that of the reconstruction of women's identity and the redefinition of gender relations, which respond to socio-cultural, economic and political issues for women in rural Côte d'Ivoire. Long stigmatized as a subordinate to men within her community, today's rural woman is working to redefine her socio-cultural, economic and political status through her leadership. To free herself from the vicious circle of which she has been a victim for decades. Thus, this book highlights the process of building female leadership in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
