Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Veronica Fynn Bruey -- The past before us: reimagining patriarchy and gender in Africa / L. Amede Obiora -- Intersectionality, women's rights in Africa, and the Maputo Protocol / Johanna E. Bond -- Building the patriarchy index for sub-Saharan Africa: Perceptions and acceptance of violence matter most / Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur -- Patriarchy and gender challenges in Africa: Burdens of wedlock children in Cameroon / Chick Loveline Ayoh Epse Ndi -- Widow inheritance in Northern Uganda: Patriarchy or parenting? / Charles Amone -- Patriarchal and traditional gender roles in pre- and post-independent Eritrea: A sociopolitical analysis / Valentina Fusari and Venkatanarayanan S -- Equal spaces or patriarchy? Examining women's participation in tax rulemaking / Bernadette Malunga -- Zambia's prison laws and allied legislation: The plight of women prisoners accompanied by children / Ellah TM Siangandu -- Challenging "supernormal patriarchy" in artisanal and small-scale mining policies and laws in Zambia: An ecofeminist perspective / Fatima Mandhu -- Football stadiums as patriarchal spaces: Experiences from Harare, Zimbabwe / Manase Kudzai Chiweshe -- Mama Diarra: A case study of a Senegalese female saint and Sufi / Cheikh Seye -- Misogyny, xenophobia, and masculinity in the academy: An epicenter of violence, abuse of power, and humiliation / Veronica Fynn Bruey.

"This timely and expansive multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary collection dissects precolonial, colonial, and post-independence issues of male dominance, power, and control over the female body in the legal, socio-cultural, and political contexts in Africa. Contributors focus on the historical, theoretical, and empirical narratives of intersecting perspectives of gender and patriarchy in at least ten countries across the major sub-regions of the African continent. In these well-researched chapters, authors provide a deeper understanding of patriarchy and gender inequality in identifying misogyny, resisting male supremacy, reforming discriminatory laws, embracing human-centered public policies, expanding academic scholarship on the continent, and more."-- Provided by publisher