Featured Works
A curated selection of defining texts, journal articles, and policy papers representing decades of academic contribution.
Definitions of Women and Development: An African Perspective
A seminal critique of international development paradigms, advocating for analyses rooted in local African priorities and cultural traditions.
Access DocumentDaughters of the Lakes and Rivers: Colonization and the Land Rights of Luo Women
An essential study exploring how colonial policies and land tenure reforms marginalized women's ownership and economic independence.
Access DocumentChanges in Economy and Ideology: Jolvo of Kenya with Reference to Women
Harvard doctoral research evaluating the intersection of class, gender, and colonial history on the Kenyan economy.
Access DocumentThe Enduring Necessity of Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Policy
We continue to look for solutions in the same places that created the problem. My recent reflections on how traditional land management practices in Sub-Saharan Africa hold the key to sustainable climate adaptation.
Read the full essay"To write about African women without letting them speak is not scholarship, it is ventriloquism."