Women's political participation
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2010
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Institute of Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ
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Numbers do not necessarily translate into legislative or budgetary gains for women’s rights in development. Region by region, this incisive paper examines election results and outcomes for women. It considers women’s political participation - including mobilization around issues, NGO and informal activity for advancing women’s rights, and political advocacy - in looking for explanations of outcomes. It engages the “critical mass” hypothesis to ascertain whether one third of the parliamentary seats in the regions under examination have delivered critical changes for women’s rights in terms of legislative or resource allocation outcomes. This paper points to further and emerging research areas which demand attention, because silence pervades the subject area.
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, GLOBAL SOUTH, CEDAW, RESEARCH NEEDS, POLITICAL REPRESENTATION, POLITICAL WILL, SOUTH OF SAHARA, WOMEN IN POLITICS, GENDER ANALYSIS
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Democratic Governance / Gouvernance démocratique
Democratic Governance, Women's Rights and Gender Equality / Gouvernance démocratique, droits des femmes et l'égalité des sexes
Research Results (WRC) / Résultats de recherches (DFPC)
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Democratic Governance / Gouvernance démocratique
Democratic Governance, Women's Rights and Gender Equality / Gouvernance démocratique, droits des femmes et l'égalité des sexes
Research Results (WRC) / Résultats de recherches (DFPC)