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Government of Malawi, Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs
Women in Development (WID) Strategy and Plan of Action, 1992-1998
Lilongwe, Malawi: Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, 1999

This WID Strategy and plan of action for the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was produced to address the Ministry's priorities in its delivery of women in development services and projects. Outlines a 12 point WID plan for the Ministry. Presents summaries of the objectives of how the Ministry should initiate in order to achieve the objectives. The plan of action has been designed to cover a five year period, 1992-1998.

Keywords: Policy: Gender
Source: Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, P.O Box 278, Zomba, Malawi.
Email: csr@malawi.net

Government of Malawi; National Commission on Women in Development
Status of Women in Malawi: Towards Equality, Development and Peace
Lilongwe, Malawi: NCWD, 199

Women in Malawi have not been adequately represented or involved in decision-making in parliament, government and municipalities. Rather they are engaged in areas of work that are associated with women like housewifery, nursing, teaching, secretarial and clerical jobs. Most women are policy-and decision-receivers rather than makers. This report reviews the progress made by Malawi in implementing the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies. It discusses the problems encountered in implementing the strategies and spells out actions to be undertaken to improve the status of women.

Keywords: Development; Gender
Source: NCWD, Box 2385, Lilongwe, Malawi.

Kalyati, E.J.
Experiences in the Integration of Women in Development. a Country Paper at the SADC Regional Seminar held at Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration and Management (ZIPAM) 25-30 April 1993
Lilongwe, Malawi: National Commission for Women in Development, April 1993

This paper discusses the integration of women in Malawi. Reviews some of the processes that have been put in place, and how and to what extent they have worked. In particular the paper focuses on the National Commission for Women in Development, a women's policy making machinery, the Chitukuko Cha Amayi M'Malawi, a grassroots women's NGO and the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Community Services.

Keywords: Development; Economics; Country Profile
Source: National Commission for Women in Development. P. Bag 330 Lilongwe 3, Malawi.

Kaunda, Jonathan Mayuyuka
Agricultural Credit Policy, Bureaucratic, Decision Making and the Subordination of Rural Women in Development Process: Some Observation on the Kawinga Project
Oxford, UK: University of Oxford, 1990

This paper identifies the nature of interaction between bureaucracy and smallholder farmers in Malawi. It proposes that the role of women must be explained within the context of the processes of social economic differentiation that characterise the rural economy. The paper outlines the policies and practices that consolidate the dominance of bureaucracy and the subordination of rural women in the Malawian development process. In conclusion the paper indicates that smallholder development strategies which emphasises commercialisation of agriculture combined with centralised decision-making processes serves to produce and perpetuate historical forms of social differentiation, the basis of the women's subordination.

Keywords: Management; Agriculture
Source: University of Malawi, P.O. Box 278, Zomba, Malawi.

Lodl, F
Follow-up Study on Aspects of Social Security in Urban Malawi: a Gender Approach Towards a Policy Framework
Zomba, Malawi: United Nations Development Fund, 1998

The study was carried out in order to examine the relationship between the concepts of gender and social security and what makes women more or less secure than men in any given society. It also addresses the nature of women's security and insecurity as it differs from men's and it looks at the causes underlying these differences. Reviews feminist social theory literature in order to capture the concept of gender in general. Examines the culturally specific manifestations of gender in the African context and their relevance on their perceptions of gender based discrimination in Malawian society, their feelings of insecurity and whether or not they relate to gender problems to insecurity constitute valuable
information for ultimate purpose of designing policies and community programmes aimed at enhancing women's social security.

Keywords: Social Security; Policies
Source: United Nations Development Fund, P.O. Box 30135, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

Mvula, Peter M.; Kakhongwe, Paul; Cammack, Diana
Beyond Inequalities: Women in Malawi
Zomba, Malawi and Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Malawi (UNIMA) and SARDC-WIDSAA, 1997

This profile is part of the 13 book series, Beyond Inequalities. The authors acknowledge that although women in Malawi have equal constitutional rights with men, in practice, non-legal obstacles to equality exist because of the dual legal existence of statutory and customary laws and practices. Lack of information and awareness among the majority of women of their rights and provisions, and the strong influence of culture, custom, religion and attitudes of society also perpetuate the subordination of women. In addition, the socio-cultural system, as well as pressures from traditions, customs and beliefs, determine the way of life in Malawi and influence the extent to which women participate in development. Malawi identified 4 national priority areas out of the 12 global critical areas of concern. These are: poverty alleviation and empowerment, the girl child, violence against women and peace.
University of Malawi Centre for Social Research. The Centre is a department within the university of Malawi whose research, training and consultancies. It conducts workshops on gender sensitisation and has done research in income-generating activities for rural women, girl-child education and women and HIV/AIDS.

Keywords: Human Rights; Country Profile
Source: University of Malawi, Centre for Social Research, P.O. Box 278, Zomba, Malawi and SARDC, P.O Box 5690, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Email:sardc@sardc.net, csr@malawi.net