Women political leaders in Rwanda and South Africa : narratives of triumph and loss /

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Narratives of Triumph and Loss explores the successes, challenges and controversies of women's post-conflict political leadership. Through interviews with women who have held significant leadership positions, the book explores the relationships between their educational, professional, activist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morojele, Naleli (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Opladen : Barbara Budrich Publishers, 2016.
Temas:
Women > Political activity > Rwanda.
Women > Political activity > South Africa.
Women politicians > Rwanda.
Women politicians > South Africa.
Leadership in women > Rwanda.
Leadership in women > South Africa.
Femmes > Activité politique > Rwanda.
Femmes > Activité politique > Afrique du Sud.
Femmes politiques > Rwanda.
Femmes politiques > Afrique du Sud.
Leadership chez la femme > Rwanda.
Leadership chez la femme > Afrique du Sud.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Leadership in women.
Women > Political activity.
Women politicians.
Rwanda.
South Africa.
leadership
politics
Rwanda
South Africa
women
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Women Political Leaders in Rwanda and South Africa; Acknowledgements; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Women in Politics; The State of Women; Political and Conflict History; International Women's Movement; Previous Literature; Conclusion; Chapter 1: Explaining Women's Representation: Quotas, Proportional Representation and Political Will; Quotas; Electoral Systems; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Post-Conflict Representation and Impact; What are women's interests?; What is Representation?; Symbolic Representation
  • Have perceptions of women changed?; Institutional Impact; Legislative Impact
  • ConclusionChapter 3: Impact: Strategies, Accountability and Challenges; Grappling with Culture; Accountability & Implementation; The Executive; New Ways of Exploring Substantive Impact; Other Kinds of Substantive Impact; Challenges; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Early Life Experiences and Post-Conflict Transformation Priorities; Women's Interests vs. Gender Neutrality; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Education as a Site of Oppression, Resistance and Survival; Why is Education Important and why do Girls have Limited Access?; The Politics of Education; Other Ways of Thinking about Education
  • Creating a New Generation of Competent LeadershipConclusion; Chapter 6: Professional Careers, Activism and Entry into Politics; Activism and Armed Struggle; Conclusion; Chapter 7: The Three Shifts: Navigating Marriage, Motherhood and Work; The Second Shift; No Equality in the Home; Women' Paid Work: Progress or More of the Same?; Support Structures for the Second Shift; Managing Childcare; Steps to Achieving Equality in the Home; The Third Shift; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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