Bience Gawanas | Academic Influence

Q: What Schools Are Affiliated With Bience Gawanas

Bience Gawanas is affiliated with the following schools: University of Namibia, University of the Western Cape, University of Warwick

Why Is Bience Gawanas Influential?

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According to Wikipedia, Bience Philomina Gawanas is a Namibian lawyer who served as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations from 2018 to 2020. Earlier in her career, Gawanas served as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 2002 to 2012. She was a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission in Namibia from 1991 to 1996, and an Ombudswoman in the Namibian Government from 1996 to 2003. She has also been a lecturer in Gender Law at the University of Namibia, Director of the Board of the Central Bank of Namibia, and involved in many non-governmental organizations including Secretary-General of the Namibian National Women's Organization and patron of Namibian Federation of Persons with Disabilities. As Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission she oversaw the passage of the Married Persons' Equality Act. The commission also did extensive work on Rape Acts and other important laws that were eventually passed after her time.

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Bience Gawanas's Published Works

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Published Works

The political origins of health inequity: prospects for change (2014) (496)
Training the health workforce: scaling up, saving lives (2008) (123)
The African Union : Concepts and implementation mechanisms relating to human rights (2009) (11)
Legal rights of Namibian women and affirmative action: the eradication of gender inequalities (1993) (5)
African Union and health care challenges in Africa : strategies and initiatives on health care delivery (2006) (4)
Celebrating Namibian heroes and heroines (2002) (1)
Women's Struggle Within the National Liberation Struggle (1987) (0)
Women's rights are integral part of human rights (1993) (0)
Changing the system of justice (1992) (0)
The Africa we want: Facilitating the coordination of international support for Africa’s development, peace and security (2018) (0)
Stuck in the Middle: Women, the Family and Two Systems of Law (1993) (0)

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Bience Gawanas?

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