Title:
Strengthening women's participation in local governance : lessons and strategies
Authors:
Hicks, Janine
Place:
Oxford [etc.]
Publisher:
Oxford university press
Year:
2011
Journal:
Community development journal
Volume:
vol. 46, Suppl. 1
PAGE:
36--50
Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
,
Gender, Citizenship and Governance
Keywords:
women, local government, popular participation, political participation, municipal government, decision-making, south africa
Abstract:
This paper seeks to explore the extent to which existing participatory mechanisms enable active participation by women in municipal processes in South Africa, and possible alternative approaches and models to strengthen this.
URL:
http://cdj.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/suppl_1/i36.full.pdf+html
Document type:
Portal