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Short Summary
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| Title |
Baseline Study on the Status of Women in the
New Sudan: Report for Mundri and Yei Counties, Western Equatoria,
Southern Sudan |
| Author |
Itto, A. and Joseph, T. |
| Publication
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June 2004 |
| Publisher |
Joint Assessment Mission in the Sudan |
| Donor |
United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) Strategic Analysis and Capacity Building Activity |
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Short Summary |
The roles and responsibilities of South Sudanese
women underwent a considerable shift due to the civil war. As a result
of the conflict women were forced to perform non-traditional tasks
such as securing shelter for their families, participating in combat
activities and supplying fighting forces with food and other necessities.
With the growing prospects for peace in the South (set to become self-governing
in the post-peace period), women are expected to experience another
broad and potentially positive transformation in their conditions.
This baseline study identifies factors currently affecting women's
socio-cultural, economic and political participation in Mundri and
Yei Counties in Western Equatoria (South Sudan). It aims to highlight
the concerns and priorities of South Sudanese women in order to help
guide the formation of a comprehensive gender sensitive development
strategy for the "New Sudan". The report presents major findings in
key areas, such as gender attitudes and practices, perceptions and
rights over property and economic and social characteristics. The
study uncovered, for example, the prevalence of widow inheritance
or taking property from widows throughout the region, which affects
as much as one-fifth of the population. This indicates a low level
of awareness of women's legal rights with regard to land and property
and signals the failure of the government and civil society organisations
to protect vulnerable women. The study concludes by providing detailed
recommendations for poverty eradication, increasing male involvement
in households and addressing the status of women, among other issues.
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adapted from report |
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