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Mariage, divorce et remariage à Dakar et Lomé

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  • Philippe Antoine

    (DIAL, IRD, Dakar)

  • Fatou Binetou Dial

    (DIAL, IRD, Dakar)

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(english) The urban African societies are in the process of transformation: the education of women is progressing, the labor market is transforming, in particular the number of wage earners is decreasing, the age of marriage is postponed, and women participate more and more in economic life. Despite the fact that marriage comes later, it appears that the unions are less stable than before. So, what is the future of the women after divorce? Often presented as vulnerable, are divorced women more so than other women? The reality is certainly more complex and we try to put in evidence the diversity of the situations in analyzing the divorce and the postdivorce in two African capitals, Dakar and Lomé, both culturally and economically different. The analysis is conducted from two recent investigations (Lomé in 2000 and Dakar in 2001) that reposition divorce in the marital life, productive life, professional life, and residential life of the individual. We analyze the relationships between marital life and professional life. _________________________________ (français) Les sociétés africaines urbaines sont en pleine mutation : la scolarisation des femmes progresse, le marché du travail se transforme en particulier le salariat régresse, l'âge au mariage recule, les femmes participent de plus en plus à la vie économique. Bien que le mariage soit plus tardif il semble que les unions soient moins stables que précédemment. Quel est alors le devenir des femmes après leur divorce? Souvent présenté comme vulnérable les femmes divorcées le sont-elles plus que les autres femmes? La réalité est certainement plus complexe et nous tentons de mettre en évidence la diversité des situations en analysant le divorce et l'après divorce dans deux capitales africaines, Dakar et Lomé, fort différentes culturellement et économiquement. L'analyse est conduite à partir de 2 enquêtes biographiques récentes (Lomé en 2000 et Dakar en 2001) qui permettent de resituer le divorce dans la vie matrimoniale, féconde, professionnelle et résidentielle de l'individu. Nous analysons les relations entre vie matrimoniale et vie professionnelle.

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  • Philippe Antoine & Fatou Binetou Dial, 2003. "Mariage, divorce et remariage à Dakar et Lomé," Working Papers DT/2003/07, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
  • Handle: RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt200307
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    1. Lambert, Sylvie & Rossi, Pauline, 2016. "Sons as widowhood insurance: Evidence from Senegal," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 113-127.
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