Abstract
An increasing number of women members of parliament has not changed politicals in Africa. A majority of women MPs are elected through quotas and voting patterns suggest that voters still think that men make better politicians than men. The increase has not resulted in issues that are of concern to women given grater space or in better governance. It has not resulted in greater gender equality or empowerment of women and patriarchal attitudes continue to dominate parliaments and political space, and African societies more generally
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Debating African Issues |
| Subtitle of host publication | Conversations Under the Palaver Tree |
| Editors | William G. Moseley, Kefa M. Otiso |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Chapter | 20 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367201494 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Aug 2022 |
Access to Document
- Abbott_etal_RTF_Do_More_Women_In_AAM
This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Debating African Issues: Conversations Under the Palaver Tree on 14 September 2022, available online: http://www.routledge.com/Debating-African-Issues-Conversations-Under-the-Palaver-Tree/Moseley-Otiso/p/book/9780367201494 or https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429259784