New Gender Studies from Cameroon and the Caribbean

This collection of studies is the first title published by the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Buea, Cameroon. The volume provides examples of research undertaken in different parts of Cameroon on poverty reduction, women plantation workers, gender relations within the University, and on masculinity in the city of Douala. It includes contributions on the efforts of local faith communities to women; the quality of life and empowerment of women; the voices representing a wide range of men and women of the faith communities. The study further considers the role of international NGOs and work done by the church, and concludes with two papers on labor relations in Barbados.