Women political leaders in Rwanda and South Africa : narratives of triumph and loss /
Narratives of Triumph and Loss explores the successes, challenges and controversies of women's post-conflict political leadership. Through interviews with women who have held significant leadership positions, the book explores the relationships between their educational, professional, activist...
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Opladen :
Barbara Budrich Publishers,
2016.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Women Political Leaders in Rwanda and South Africa; Acknowledgements; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Women in Politics; The State of Women; Political and Conflict History; International Women's Movement; Previous Literature; Conclusion; Chapter 1: Explaining Women's Representation: Quotas, Proportional Representation and Political Will; Quotas; Electoral Systems; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Post-Conflict Representation and Impact; What are women's interests?; What is Representation?; Symbolic Representation
- Have perceptions of women changed?; Institutional Impact; Legislative Impact
- ConclusionChapter 3: Impact: Strategies, Accountability and Challenges; Grappling with Culture; Accountability and Implementation; The Executive; New Ways of Exploring Substantive Impact; Other Kinds of Substantive Impact; Challenges; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Early Life Experiences and Post-Conflict Transformation Priorities; Women's Interests vs. Gender Neutrality; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Education as a Site of Oppression, Resistance and Survival; Why is Education Important and why do Girls have Limited Access?; The Politics of Education; Other Ways of Thinking about Education
- Creating a New Generation of Competent LeadershipConclusion; Chapter 6: Professional Careers, Activism and Entry into Politics; Activism and Armed Struggle; Conclusion; Chapter 7: The Three Shifts: Navigating Marriage, Motherhood and Work; The Second Shift; No Equality in the Home; Women' Paid Work: Progress or More of the Same?; Support Structures for the Second Shift; Managing Childcare; Steps to Achieving Equality in the Home; The Third Shift; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index