Part I. Catholic social teaching (CST) and the empowerment of the (female) worker -- An overview of Catholic social teaching -- Populorum progressio, laborem exercens, and the evolution of Catholic social teaching -- African Bishops on workers’ empowerment -- Evaluation of Catholic social teaching on workers’ empowerment -- Part II. The reality of women’s work in Cameroon -- Feminist criticism of neoclassical economics -- General characteristics of women’s work -- The reality of women’s work in Cameroon -- Part III. Elements of a gendered African social ethics on labor -- African liberation theology and women’s work -- Key elements of a gendered African social ethics -- Part IV. Empowering working women: concepts and practices -- On empowerment -- Looking at concrete practices.
Summary:
"In this book, Joseph Loic Mben develops an African Christian social ethic that empowers and addresses the needs of poor and working-class African women"-- Provided by publisher.
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