Title: The politics of women's representation in Sudan : debating women's rights in Islam from the elites to the grassroots

Authors: Tonnessen, Liv and Granهs Kjostvedt, Hilde

Place: Bergen

Publisher: Chr. Michelsen institute (CMI)

Year: 2010

Journal: CMI report

Volume: R 2010:2

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political representation, attitudes, gender equality, sudan

Abstract: Women’s political participation is regarded as not only desirable but vital to the advancement of gender equality. This report explores the validity of this position in the context of women’s representation in Sudan by examining attitudes towards gender equality among elite and grassroots women.

URL: http://www.cmi.no/publications/file/3643-the-politics-of-womens-representation-in-sudan.pdf

Document type: Portal