Title: Sustaining women's gains in Rwanda : the influence of indigenous culture and post-genocide politics

Authors: Uwineza, Peace and Pearson, Elizabeth and Powley, Elizabeth

Place: Washington, DC [etc.]

Publisher: Hunt alternatives fund [etc.]

Year: cop. 2009

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political representation, political participation, sex roles, gender equality, rwanda

Abstract: This paper explores how history and pre-colonial culture relate to the high levels of Rwandan women’s political representation to provide an understanding of women's success in modern Rwandan politics.

URL: http://www.huntalternatives.org/download/1923_sustaining_womens_gains_nocover.pdf

Document type: Portal