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Does the election of more and more women into political offices mean that women's interests will be better protected? This question forms the background upon which this book is written as it forms a timely intervention concerning the clamour for increased women's representation in African politics. The book examines the relationship between gender quotas and gender-focused legislative/policy outcomes in the national Parliaments of South Africa and Botswana. By investigating the utility of gender quotas to ensure the substantive representation of women in African politics, the book engages the assumption that increased women's political participation will automatically improve the qualitative well-being of African women. The book is intended for both academic and non-academic audiences with differing purposes. It contributes to scholarly debates on the transcending relevance of quotas beyond numbers. For non-academics, it provides opportunities to engage gender quotas as a policy tool to ensure the qualitative well-being of African women.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Women's political representation and its forms.- Chapter 3. Gender quotas and descriptive women's representation: Global and continental context.-Chapter 4. Theorizing the impact of women's political representation.- Chapter 5. Substantive representation of women in African politics: Issues and debates.- Chapter 6. Women's political representation in South Africa and Botswana.- Chapter 7. Gender-based violence and femicide as substantive women's representation.- Chapter 8. The impact of gender quotas on substantive women's representation in Botswana and South Africa.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.
