1st Edition
When Hens Begin To Crow Gender And Parliamentary Politics In Uganda
By Sylvia Tamale
Copyright 1999
264 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Among African countries, Uganda is unique in its affirmative action program for women. In the late 1980s, President Yoweri Museveni announced his belief that Uganda's successful development depended on increased gender equity and backed his opinions by setting several women-centered policies in motion, including a 1989 rule that at least 39 seats in the Ugandan parliament be reserved for women.In... Read more
* Introduction * Profiles of Five Political Women * Gender and the Politics of Parliamentary Representation * Women in the Parliamentary Electoral Process * The Gender Dynamics of Intraparliamentary Politics * Womens Legislative Activities Inside Parliament: Trends and Directions * Into the Trenches: Women Legislators and Their Constituents * Media-ted Portrayals of Women Politicians * Conclusion
Biography
Sylvia Tamale is senior lecturer in the Department of Law and Jurisprudence at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
