Factors influencing women political participation: The case of the SADC region

Mlambo, Courage; Kapingura, Forget Mingiri

doi:10.1080/23311886.2019.1681048

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“…The constraints to women political participation in elective politics identified in the survey correspond to earlier studies and existing literature showing that the traditional confinement of women within a largely patriarchal system limits their full participation in politics (Mlambo & Kapingura, 2019).…”

Section: Journal Of Public Administration and Governancesupporting

confidence: 79%

Women and Legislative Representation in Nigeria’s National Assembly: A Detailed Appraisal of the 8th Assembly (2015-2019)

Dan-Azumi¹,

Asan²

2021

JPAG

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This study focuses on women legislative representation in Nigeria since the commencement of the Fourth Republic (1999 to 2020). It investigates the low levels of representation of women in the National Assembly and factors that explain this. Results from the study show that the majority of female respondents indicate active interest in politics but are discouraged by factors that include prevailing gender stereotypes, cultural/religious reasons, unfavourable political environment, lack of financial capacity, electoral violence and restrictive party structures and processes amongst others. The bulk of male respondents confirm these structural biases and barriers to women’s political participation. In view of these findings, some recommendations offered include implementation of deliberate policies and legislations that target women quotas and affirmative action, elimination of structural barriers to women's participation, reducing the cost of political participation for women, reforming the electoral process, and sustained and systematic gender education.

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Section: Journal Of Public Administration and Governancesupporting

confidence: 79%

Women and Legislative Representation in Nigeria’s National Assembly: A Detailed Appraisal of the 8th Assembly (2015-2019)

Dan-Azumi¹,

Asan²

2021

JPAG

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“…Participation of women in all spheres of society, involvement in politics, decision-making processes and access to power are core achievement of equality, peace, development and empowerment (Mlambo & Kapingura, 2019). In the context of the above discussed three approaches of WID, WAD and GAD, the study looks into the nature of women entrepreneurs' role in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and cross-border trade.…”

Section: Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality: Wid Wad And Gad Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gendered Dimensions of Trade: Evidence from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Singh

Saumya

Rathore

2021

SACI

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International trade has traditionally played an essential role in driving women-centric economic empowerment. Women’s participation as owners or managers has remained consistently low over the years. In India's case, a previous study conducted by UNDP revealed that women entrepreneurs preferred engaging in informal cross-border business as it was less risky with no tax burdens and their discomfort in dealing with male customs officials (UNDP, 2016). One of the critical limitations of active business engagement is socio-economic and cultural restriction, especially at the grassroots level. The case in Arunachal Pradesh is no different, as the concept of entrepreneurship of women in this field is a relatively recent phenomenon. In Arunachal Pradesh, the market is mainly controlled by women, yet women's participation in small and medium enterprises is less in number. In this context, the current paper discusses the nature of women entrepreneurs’ role in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and cross-border trade. It unveils the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in Arunachal Pradesh and along with industrial and policy-related bottlenecks. The discussion is based on the primary data collected from the women-led/managed/owned MSMEs to study the gender dimensions of trade in Arunachal Pradesh. The findings of the study are that women entrepreneurship primarily gravitates around smaller-sized firms, with most women-led enterprises accounting for micro-enterprises in the formal sector. Like elsewhere in Arunachal Pradesh too, there remain socio-economic and cultural restrictions, especially at the grassroots level. Women lag in terms of awareness about import and export, technology, and dedicated bank accounts. Submitted: 16 October 2020; Revised: 18 March 2021; Accepted: 08 April 2021

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“…However, these official decisions have done little to affect the root causes of female political marginalisation. According to the United Nations, women are kept out of public life by gender bias and stereotypes, low education levels, and the effects of poverty (Mlambo & Kapingura, 2019 ).…”

Section: The Key Steps To Successfully Rebuilding Political Engagement After Covid ‐19mentioning

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“…This is particularly true of programmes meant to protect women against gender‐based violence and those meant to ensure their active participation in politics. Research has shown that despite the fact that many African states have signed and committed themselves to programmes supporting gender parity in political participation, such initiatives have not materialised (Mlambo & Kapingura, 2019 ; Rop, 2013 ).…”

Section: The Key Steps To Successfully Rebuilding Political Engagement After Covid ‐19mentioning

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Rebuilding active public participation after the COVID‐19 era: The South African case

Buccus

2021

Journal of Public Affairs

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The consequences of COVID‐19 have impacted the poor and vulnerable populations of the world significantly, particularly in countries like South Africa. State institutions have been prioritising mitigating the impacts of the pandemic. And in the academy, there has been an influx of recent scholarship contending with the psychological and physical repercussions of the pandemic. This article focuses on South Africa's rebuilding of public participation in governance in the country post‐pandemic. The article is based on a qualitatively rooted methodology consisting of a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including official state documents, academic books and articles, and reports from non‐governmental organisations and think tanks. The article further draws on the findings of global and continental research and proposes steps for rebuilding public participation in South Africa in a manner that ensures accessible governance for all, especially the poor and vulnerable populations. An exposition of the legislative measures enhancing public participation in South Africa is accompanied by a brief social and economic picture before and during COVID‐19, and a comparative synopsis of old and new direction of the processes and realities of the phenomenon in society. The research‐based key steps leading to successfully rebuilding political and social engagement after COVID‐19 were identified as being founded on a number of steps. The first related to the process of moving from community diversity to communal unity through the continuous development of trust between community and leadership, the processes of community developmental empowerment, the active participation of women in political leadership and the active role of the ward committees in community governance.

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Factors influencing women political participation: The case of the SADC region

Cited by 43 publications

References 10 publications

Women and Legislative Representation in Nigeria’s National Assembly: A Detailed Appraisal of the 8th Assembly (2015-2019)

Women and Legislative Representation in Nigeria’s National Assembly: A Detailed Appraisal of the 8th Assembly (2015-2019)

Gendered Dimensions of Trade: Evidence from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Rebuilding active public participation after the COVID‐19 era: The South African case

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