Avoiding Gender Determinism: Ivorian Women between Political Challenges and Economic Recognition

As in many other countries, 8 March 2014 was celebrated in the Ivory Coast as another year's International Women's Day, serving to highlight the relevant role of women in universal development as a whole. The moment is a good one for taking a look at the progress of the question of gender in the Ivory Coast. This paper is intended to analyse the factors explaining the growing part played by women in political and economic matters in the Ivory Coast. It is also aimed at considering how women have won growing importance in both politics and the economy.