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Women in African parliaments / edited by Gretchen Bauer, Hannah E. Britton.

Other author/creatorBauer, Gretchen, 1959-
Other author/creatorBritton, Hannah Evelyn.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.
Descriptionviii, 237 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Women--Political activity --Africa.
Women legislators--Africa.
Africa--Politics and government.
Contents Women in African parliaments : a continental shift? / Gretchen Bauer and Hannah E. Britton -- Mozambique : empowering women through family law / Jennifer Leigh Disney -- South Africa : mainstreaming gender in a new democracy / Hannah E. Britton -- Namibia : losing ground without mandatory quotas / Gretchen Bauer -- Uganda : agents of change for women's advancement? / Aili Mari Tripp -- Rwanda : achieving equality or serving an authoritarian state? / Timothy Longman -- Senegal : contending with religious constraints / Lucy Creevey -- The virtuous circle of representation : women in African parliaments / Shireen Hassim.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
LCCN 2005018517
ISBN1588264270 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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