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Women, economic development, and higher education; preface and acknowledgements; contents; 1 introduction; south africa's promise and progress; notes; 2 south africa today: trends and indicators; a new democratic nation: economic and social conditions, 1994-2009; the economy; employment; public safety; public health; infrastructure; the recession's aftermath: economic and social conditions, 2009-2016; the economy; employment; public safety; public health; infrastructure; economic growth and development in a global economy; higher education as an engine of advancement.
Women and south africa's futureprofiles of south african women; notes; 3 before the end of apartheid; the shifting political tide; a new democratic state; the economic challenges facing the country; the economy at the time of transition; economic foundations and the future; the higher education landscape; key education legislation under apartheid; unintended consequences; the women insist: having a voice in the formation of a new south africa; an entrenched patriarchal culture; education, health, and safety issues; the women organize; the women's charter campaign.
Women and the creation of a new constitutionprofiles of south african women; notes; 4 building the rainbow nation; the building blocks: the constitution and bill of rights; introducing the new constitutional framework; intersecting rights and conflicts; expectations outpacing reality; restructuring the economy; the national and international economic context; the creation of gear; creating a new higher education system; new policies and reforms; establishing a national gender machinery; legislative reforms; the national gender machinery structure; independent statutory bodies.
Gender machinery at the provincial levelwomen's progress under the national gender machinery; profiles of south african women; notes; 5 two decades of economic growth and development policies; 1996-2005: growth, employment, and redistribution: a tale of two economies; affirmative action and its aftermath; broad-based black economic empowerment; 2005-2010: the accelerated and shared growth initiative of south africa; 2010: a new path toward growth; 2013: the national development plan; the "born frees"; profiles of south african women; notes; 6 the present state of higher education.
Lingering issuesaccess and participation; affordability and funding; student preparedness; racism on campuses; institutional culture; language matters; student success: retention and graduation; reconfiguring the higher education system; rooting out inequities; many challenges; racial imbalances; a strong and successful system?; restructuring the ministry of education; postgraduation employment rates; mixed results; profiles of south african women; notes; 7 women and higher education: the successes and challenges; the promise fulfilled? it depends.
Women and south africa's futureprofiles of south african women; notes; 3 before the end of apartheid; the shifting political tide; a new democratic state; the economic challenges facing the country; the economy at the time of transition; economic foundations and the future; the higher education landscape; key education legislation under apartheid; unintended consequences; the women insist: having a voice in the formation of a new south africa; an entrenched patriarchal culture; education, health, and safety issues; the women organize; the women's charter campaign.
Women and the creation of a new constitutionprofiles of south african women; notes; 4 building the rainbow nation; the building blocks: the constitution and bill of rights; introducing the new constitutional framework; intersecting rights and conflicts; expectations outpacing reality; restructuring the economy; the national and international economic context; the creation of gear; creating a new higher education system; new policies and reforms; establishing a national gender machinery; legislative reforms; the national gender machinery structure; independent statutory bodies.
Gender machinery at the provincial levelwomen's progress under the national gender machinery; profiles of south african women; notes; 5 two decades of economic growth and development policies; 1996-2005: growth, employment, and redistribution: a tale of two economies; affirmative action and its aftermath; broad-based black economic empowerment; 2005-2010: the accelerated and shared growth initiative of south africa; 2010: a new path toward growth; 2013: the national development plan; the "born frees"; profiles of south african women; notes; 6 the present state of higher education.
Lingering issuesaccess and participation; affordability and funding; student preparedness; racism on campuses; institutional culture; language matters; student success: retention and graduation; reconfiguring the higher education system; rooting out inequities; many challenges; racial imbalances; a strong and successful system?; restructuring the ministry of education; postgraduation employment rates; mixed results; profiles of south african women; notes; 7 women and higher education: the successes and challenges; the promise fulfilled? it depends.