Abstract: | A survey of women's role and position from her contribution to the independence struggle to the mid-1980s. Topics covered include the work and achievements of 'Umoja wa Wanawake wa Tanganyika' (Union of Tanganyika Women), the position of rural women, women and health care, women and education, women's position on the labour market, and women's political and social emancipation. In the final section, the author reflects on the way in which the International Year of Women 1975 and the following UN-Decade of Women have contributed to progress for women and expresses fears for the future continuation of women's development programmes in the face of economic crisis. - Notes, ref., sum. in German and French. |