| Description |
1 online resource (161 pages .) |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-157) and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Women Political Leaders in Rwanda and South Africa; Acknowledgements; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Women in Politics; The State of Women; Political and Conflict History; International Women's Movement; Previous Literature; Conclusion; Chapter 1: Explaining Women's Representation: Quotas, Proportional Representation and Political Will; Quotas; Electoral Systems; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Post-Conflict Representation and Impact; What are women's interests?; What is Representation?; Symbolic Representation -- Have perceptions of women changed?; Institutional Impact; Legislative Impact |
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ConclusionChapter 3: Impact: Strategies, Accountability and Challenges; Grappling with Culture; Accountability and Implementation; The Executive; New Ways of Exploring Substantive Impact; Other Kinds of Substantive Impact; Challenges; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Early Life Experiences and Post-Conflict Transformation Priorities; Women's Interests vs. Gender Neutrality; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Education as a Site of Oppression, Resistance and Survival; Why is Education Important and why do Girls have Limited Access?; The Politics of Education; Other Ways of Thinking about Education |
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Creating a New Generation of Competent LeadershipConclusion; Chapter 6: Professional Careers, Activism and Entry into Politics; Activism and Armed Struggle; Conclusion; Chapter 7: The Three Shifts: Navigating Marriage, Motherhood and Work; The Second Shift; No Equality in the Home; Women' Paid Work: Progress or More of the Same?; Support Structures for the Second Shift; Managing Childcare; Steps to Achieving Equality in the Home; The Third Shift; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Narratives of Triumph and Loss explores the successes, challenges and controversies of women's post-conflict political leadership. Through interviews with women who have held significant leadership positions, the book explores the relationships between their educational, professional, activist and personal backgrounds. It situates their stories within historical and contemporary political contexts, illustrating the gendered ways in which women experience politics as citizens and politicians. |
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Women -- Political activity -- Rwanda.
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Women -- Political activity -- South Africa.
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Women politicians -- Rwanda.
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Women politicians -- South Africa.
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Leadership in women -- Rwanda.
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Leadership in women -- South Africa.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Leadership in women. (OCoLC)fst00994745
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Women -- Political activity.
(OCoLC)fst01734136
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Women politicians. (OCoLC)fst01178383
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Rwanda. (OCoLC)fst01212358
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South Africa. (OCoLC)fst01204616
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9783847409052 (GyWOH)har160072886 |
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Print version: 9783847407454 3847407457 (OCoLC)946812175 |
| ISBN |
9783847409052 (electronic book) |
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3847409050 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
9783847407454 |
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9783847409052 |
