Women's Representation in African Politics

Beyond Numbers

AvZainab Monisola Olaitan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien African Histories and Modernities

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By investigating the utility of gender quotas to ensure the substantive representation of women in African politics, the book engages the assumption that increased women’s political participation will automatically improve the qualitative well-being of African women.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-12-13
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African Histories and Modernities
Antal sidor:226
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031760501

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Zainab Monisola Olaitan is a Political Scientist working at the intersection of political philosophy, feminist thought and African politics with a focus on women’s qualitative representation. She is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Pretoria.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Women’s political representation and its forms.- Chapter 3. Gender quotas and descriptive women’s representation: Global and continental context.-Chapter 4. Theorizing the impact of women’s political representation.- Chapter 5. Substantive representation of women in African politics: Issues and debates.- Chapter 6. Women’s political representation in South Africa and Botswana.- Chapter 7. Gender-based violence and femicide as substantive women’s representation.- Chapter 8. The impact of gender quotas on substantive women’s representation in Botswana and South Africa.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.