Women political leaders in Rwanda and South Africa narratives of triumph and loss

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...

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Main Author: Morojele, Naleli
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Opladen Barbara Budrich Publishers 2016, 2016
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505 0 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-157) and index 
505 0 |a 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 
505 0 |a ConclusionChapter 3: Impact: Strategies, Accountability and Challenges; Grappling with Culture; Accountability & 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 
505 0 |a 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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520 |a 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