03111nam 2200637 450 991067090140332120210311111955.00-7556-3782-81-913441-19-91-913441-17-210.5040/9780755637829(CKB)4100000011625080(MiAaPQ)EBC6419523(MiAaPQ)EBC6387320(Au-PeEL)EBL6387320(OCoLC)1206402946(OCoLC)1227976831(CaBNVSL)9780755637829(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94613(EXLCZ)99410000001162508020210311d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa /edited by Diana Højlund MadsenLondon, England :Zed Books,2021.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (273 pages) illustrationsAfrica now1-913441-20-2 Print version: 9781913441173 Print version: 1913441210 9781913441210 (OCoLC)1145927898 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- 1. Feminist Institutionalism, Women's Representation and State Capture: The South African Case -- 2. Confronting the Double Bind Dilemma in the Representation of Female Politicians in Zimbabweans Newspapers 2000-2018 -- 3. Party Primary Candidate Nomination Institutions and their Influence on Nomination of Women as Party Candidates in Parliamentary Elections in Malawi -- 4. 'Inspiring a Revolution': Women's Central Role in Tanzanian Institutions, Independence and Beyond -- 5. Experiences of Gender Equality Legislation in Kenya: The Role of Institutions and Actors -- 6. Women's Political Representation and Institutions in Nigeria ? Historical Perspectives -- 7. Affirmative Action in Ghana? Male Arguments and Institutional Inertia -- 8. Candidate Training Programmes in Africa? Experiences of Letsema in Botswana 2013 - 2019 -- Concluding Remarks.Empirically-based analyses of the intricate dynamics of the formal and informal institutions influencing women's political representation in Africa.Africa now (Zed Books)WomenPolitical activityAfricaRepresentative government and representationAfricaEqualityGovernment policyAfricaAfricabicsscWomenPolitical activityRepresentative government and representationEqualityGovernment policyAfrica320.082/096324Madsen Diana HøjlundYDXCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910670901403321Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa3043907UNINA