Title: Consolidated response on the rise of women in parliaments in sub-Saharan Africa

Place: [New York, NY

Publisher: International knowledge network of women in politics (iKNOW) : with UNDP etc.

Year: 2008]

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political participation, parliamentary government, affirmative action programmes, africa south of sahara

Abstract: In this consolidated response, iKNOW Politics experts and staff highlight a number of factors stimulating the advancement of women in politics in Africa, including gender quotas in politics, national women’s movements, and the spillover effect of democratic values throughout the continent.

URL: http://www.iknowpolitics.org/files/CR%20Rise%20of%20Women%20in%20Parliament%20in%20Sub-Saharan%20Africa_EN.pdf

Document type: Portal