Cover -- Copyright -- Map of North and South Sudan -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Acronyms -- South Sudan chronology 1820-2011 -- 1 'This is how marriage happens sometimes': Women and marriage in South Sudan -- 2 'We were all soldiers': Female combatants in South Sudan's civil war -- 3 'Sibu ana, sibu ana' ('leave me, leave me'): Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan -- 4 'If you can't use your hands to make a living…': Female sex workers in Juba, South Sudan -- 5 Women and HIV/AIDS in South Sudan -- 6 'I cannot give my children what they need': The voices of mothers in South Sudan -- 7 Taking on new challenges: South Sudanese women in service delivery -- 8 'In power without power': Women in politics and leadership positions in South Sudan -- 9 'I was once lost': South Sudanese women in the diaspora -- About the authors -- Index.