Codou Bop is a Senegalese sociologist, journalist and women's rights activist who also engages against

gender violence Gender-related violence or gender-based violence (GBV) refers to any kind of violence directed against people due to their gender or gender identification, culture may have a role to play, being lower in egalitarianism societies and higher, sexist ...

in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Biography

While she was working as a journalist in Dakar in 2005, Bop made a study about the role of women in the Senegalese press ('' Le Quotidien'', ''

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'', ''

Wal Fadjri ''WalFadjri'' is an independent daily newspaper published in Senegal. It is a French newspaper.

'' and dispatches of AFP). She showed that women are present on only 8 percent of the newspaper front pages but are over-represented in crime and gossip news. Bop is the coordinator of the Women and Law Research Group in Senegal (GREFELS) which is part of the regional coordination office of

Women Living Under Muslim Laws Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) is an international solidarity network established in 1984. It does academic and advocacy work in the fields of women's rights and secularism, focusing on the impact on women of laws inspired by Muslim reli ...

for Africa and the Middle East. In 2004, she edited the book ''Notre corps, notre santé. La santé sexuelle des femmes en Afrique subsaharienne'' alongside

Fatou Sow Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937 – 24/25 October 2004) was a Senegalese poet, teacher and children's writer. Many of her books were about children's rights and were published with the support of UNICEF and the Senegalese government. In 1989, she partici ...

. It was the first book intended for Sub-Saharan African women that deals with their bodies and sexuality. It was published when the AIDS pandemic affected women in Francophone Africa. It included contributions from former Minister of Health Awa Marie Coll-Seck, historian Penda Mbow and from physicians, biologists, sociologists, jurists and journalists. The book was distributed in 21 Sub-Saharan African countries and excerpts were made available online.

Published works

*Codou Bop, ''Réseau de recherche en santé de la reproduction en Afrique, Notre corps, notre santé : la santé et la sexualité des femmes en Afrique subsaharienne'', Paris, L'Harmattan, 2004, 364 p. *Codou Bop, ''La presse féminine au Sénégal'', Dakar, 1978, 45 p. *Codou Bop, ''Les femmes chefs de ménage à Dakar'', Dakar, Afrique et Développement, 1995 *Codou Bop, ''L'excision : base de la stabilité familiale ou rituel cruel'', Dakar, Famille et Développement, 1975 *Codou Bop, ''L'ajustement structurel féminise l'exode rural'', 1995 *Codou Bop, Tidiane Kassé, ''Afrique de l'Ouest: réguler l'information en situation de conflit'', Institut Panos Afrique de l'Ouest, 2004, 143 p. *Codou Bop, ''Planification familiale en Afrique et droits des femmes en matière de procréation'', Paris, La Découverte, 1995, 143 p.

References

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