African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Towards institutionalizing gender equality in Africa: How effective are the global gender summits and convention? A critique

Luke Amadi
  • Luke Amadi
  • Educational Support and Development Initiative for the Less Privileged (ESDIL)
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Cajetan Amadi
  • Cajetan Amadi
  • Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 11 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 November 2014
  •  Published: 31 January 2015

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