Title: Gender in the 2011 South African local government elections

Authors: Morna, Colleen Lowe and Mbadlanyana, Ntombi

Place: [Johannesburg]

Publisher: Gender links

Year: 2011

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political representation, elections, south africa

Abstract: Gender Links predicts that women's representation will decrease from the current level of 40% to 38% in the forthcoming elections in South Africa. This underscores the importance of quotas for women in politics being legislated as opposed to being left to the whims of political parties.

URL: http://www.genderlinks.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=12998

Document type: Portal