scholarly journals Overcoming the Challenges of Women in Politics: Lesson for and from Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tayo O. George ◽  
Christiana Adetunde ◽  
Oluwakemi Ijagbemi ◽  
Mercy Udume
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Registered Voters ◽  
Historical Antecedents ◽  
Women's Political Participation

In spite of the fact that women constitute over 50% of the registered voters in the country and are actively involved in political rallies and election campaigns, they are grossly underrepresented in elective and leadership positions in political parties and other sectors of the nation’s economy. The paper examines the historical antecedents of women in politics. It identifies women’s participation and contributions to Nigeria’s political and democratic process between 1999 and 2015 with a view to identifying the major challenges and possible means of overcoming the issues. Relying mainly on secondary sources of data, the paper engages archival review of existing gender policies and their roles in promoting women’s political participation or otherwise. The paper concludes that with greater awareness, enabling environment, better political commitment and policies, women’s political participation in Nigeria will improve markedly.

Shifting Terrains of Political Participation in Sudan: Elements dating from the second colonial (1898–1956) period to the contemporary era

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azza Ahmed Abdel Aziz ◽  
Aroob Alfaki
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Status ◽  
Women's Political Participation

This report presents elements of the development of Sudanese women’s political participation through time. It highlights several political routes from their early days until the contemporary era. The study is based on an analysis of secondary sources alongside empirical data derived from four states within Sudan, namely: Blue Nile, Central Darfur, Kassala and River Nile. Different themes are explored and they include: the meanings of political participation, women’s leadership roles, identifying structural limitations that hinder the participation of women in politics, possible avenues for women’s participation, the presence of women in politics, variations in religious interpretations and their impact on political participation, the status of the Sudanese constitution and the views of women and men on the extent that women might advance in the next elections. The report also address how the December revolution of 2018 might improve the situation for women’s political participation, since it marks a break from the earlier practices of the Islamist regime that had a severe negative impact on the freedoms of Sudanese women and their ability to engage in political activities. Political parties are considered gatekeepers for women’s access to political positions of power as they play an important role in institutionalizing women’s inclusion in politics. Ensuring that political parties in Sudan play an active role in the advancement of gender equality and the enhancement of women’s political participation is particularly important as Sudan prepares for its transition to democracy.

scholarly journals Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Lebanon: Reflections on Hurdles, Opportunities and Hope

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Tanya Henderson ◽  
Camille Nelson ◽  
Zeina Chemali
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
National Parliament ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Women's Political Participation

Lebanon stands out in the Middle East for its relative political openness, religious freedom, and the academic and professional achievements of Lebanese women. Yet, paradoxically, it has one of the lowest rates of women’s political participation in the region. This paper is the result of an initiative undertaken by the Lebanese government in July 2012 to increase women’s political participation. Through this initiative, sex-segregated workshops on women’s political empowerment were held for male and female representatives of Lebanon’s political parties. The goal was to start a productive conversation that would ultimately lead to progress from the 2012 status quo of women constituting only three percent of the National Parliament of Lebanon. In this paper, we will describe the process and content explored during the women’s political empowerment workshops. Opportunities to affect change of the current level of women’s participation will be highlighted and conclusions will be drawn to aid similar initiatives.

scholarly journals POLITIK DAN PEREMPUAN DI INDONESIA PASCA REFORMASI

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra Fauzan
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Political Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Political Position ◽  
Women's Political Participation

Women in the political context of Indonesia has a very significant role, because the position of women in politics in Indonesia not yet well established and sometimes even impressed marginalized because of the position of women in politics is always behind man. This can be seen in various positions in political parties, political organizations and even in Parliament though. This indicates that women's political participation is still very limited so that the position of women in politics in Indonesia is still very weak, so in need of a strategy to increase women's political participation in Indonesia either from the lowest to the highest rank. Although there is affirmative action to increase women's political participation in politics but it does not guarantee that the political position of women to be equal to men colleagues Because there are not many women who want and memimiliki opportunity for a career and strive in the path of politics. Many problems encountered principally in Indonesian culture. This study will explore how women's political participation in the political context in Indonesia and is expected to add to the treasures of female political discourse itself.

scholarly journals Women’s Participation in Governance and Political Processes in Kenya: Threats and Proposed Remedies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Kiplimo ◽  
Hellen Amunga
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Limited Participation ◽  
Gender Role Beliefs ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Underrepresentation Of Women ◽  
Systemic Discrimination ◽  
Women's Political Participation

The most recent studies on women’s political participation demonstrate that women are consistently denied adequate space and a level playing field to participate in politics and governance, especially in many global south countries, unlike their male counterparts. These studies’ most dominant claim is that these contexts’ patriarchal cultural norms mainly limit women’s central involvement in such nations’ political processes. Based on this impediment system, it follows that these environments become more unpropitious, hostile, and insecure for women in politics, which opens up and perpetuates possibilities for all manner of harm to them. Because of such threats, several scholars, religious leaders, and women activists decry the underrepresentation of women in politics, which in their understanding, has contributed to prolonged systemic discrimination through a legacy of insufficient woman-centric legislation and policy interventions. There is a consensus-based claim among the majority of these actors that this kind of inadequacy continues unabated due to a siloed thinking that inhibits a joined-up approach in tackling such discrimination. This paper seeks to further explore this claim through a broad stroke integrated review of literature that deals with women’s political participation in Kenya, where the concept of traditional gender role beliefs provides a vital backdrop for conducting it. Based on this concept’s valuable terms of reference, it is concluded that women need to be accorded a more enabling environment to participate in politics and, in this way, ensure that their ascension to leadership positions in governance becomes tenable. It is anticipated that such an assumption will increase legislation, policy and other interventions geared towards safeguarding women’s general participation in politics. In light of such conclusion, it is proposed that groundswell support is needed to ensure that the creation of a conducive environment for women to be involved in politics is realized, and in this way, their disenfranchisement based on their limited participation in politics is tackled. 

scholarly journals Women’s rights in Pakistan: A study of religious and alternate discourses regarding women’s participation in politics

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-138
Author(s):  
Ishaq Ahmad ◽  
Shahida Aman
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Religious Conservatism ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Alternate Discourses ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Women Rights ◽  
Women's Political Participation

This study aims to evaluate the religious and the alternate discourses on women’s political rights in Pakistan; such debates were heightened and intensified as a result of General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization vision and policies implemented between 1977 to 1988. Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization is argued to have polarized women’s participation in politics and challenged the standing of feminist groups, Islamic feminists, and secularists, which made Islam and women’s political participation the subject of debates that are still relevant in the case of Pakistan. The paper argues that Pakistani state’s Islamic disposition in general and Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization in particular provoked religious conservatism and promoted gender-based discrimination that deeply affected women’s political participation. This study seeks to reconcile the different perspectives of Islamic and secular feminism for realizing the goals of effective participation of women in politics. The paper uses a qualitative research method concentrating on thematic analysis, which employs for identifying and analyzing patterns or themes within qualitative data analysis approaches. The findings suggest that in the case of women rights, Islamic feminism and secular feminism are compatible and complementary, and a synthesis of both is imperative to realize the effective participation of women in politics.

Perempuan dalam Kungkungan Budaya Politik Patriarkhis

MUWAZAH ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Nurbaity Prastyananda Yuwono
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Cultural Reconstruction ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Women's Networks ◽  
Women's Political Participation

Women's political participation in Indonesia can be categorized as low, even though the government has provided special policies for women. Patriarchal political culture is a major obstacle in increasing women's political participation, because it builds perceptions that women are inappropriate, unsuitable and unfit to engage in the political domain. The notion that women are more appropriate in the domestic area; identified politics are masculine, so women are not suitable for acting in the political domain; Weak women and not having the ability to become leaders, are the result of the construction of a patriarchal political culture. Efforts must be doing to increase women's participation, i.e: women's political awareness, gender-based political education; building and strengthening relationships between women's networks and organizations; attract qualified women  political party cadres; cultural reconstruction and reinterpretation of religious understanding that is gender biased; movement to change the organizational structure of political parties and; the implementation of legislation effectively.

scholarly journals Afirmasi Partai Politik Meningkatkan Partisipasi Perempuan: Sebuah Studi di Kabupaten Sumenep

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Moh Ikmal
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Data Validation ◽  
Personal Approach ◽  
Political Model ◽  
Women's Political Participation

The purpose of this study is to find out how the affirmative action of political parties in encouraging women’s political participation in Sumenep Regency. This study uses descriptive qualitative research with data collection procedures in the form of interviews, observation and documentation. Data validation techniques used are source triangulation techniques in the form of person and paper. The results show that the efforts made by political parties of Sumenep Regency in building women’s political participation include, 1) parties taking an internal/personal approach; 2) programmatic, structured and continuous development of the political model of female cadres; 3) hold meetings at times that are possible to be attended by female cadres and times that are not too preoccupied with household needs.

Women’s Political Participation in the Province of Batangas

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Rosario B. Tamayo
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Women Politicians ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Political Experience ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Correlational Method ◽  
Party Support ◽  
Women's Political Participation

The study focused on women’s participation in electoral politics in the province of Batangas, their priority programs, the factors that impede their participation and the platform for action that Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas can propose to help increase women’s political participation in the province. Descriptive-correlational method was employed utilizing convenient sampling. Survey questionnaire and interview was utilized in data gathering. Respondents of the study are women politicians who won in the 2007 local election. Findings revealed that majority of women politician’s priority is health. They were recruited by political parties and their political experience is by being councilors in their respective areas. They believe that support of the community, family and personality are the factors for winning. Lack of financial resources and the type of electoral system as well as the lack of quota reservations are the socio-economic factors that impede women’s participation. On the other hand, the cultural and institutional factors include lack of party support including money and other resources and the lack of coordination and support from women’s organization and other NGO’s, how women are portrayed in media is believe to be the ideological and psychological factors that impede women’s participation in politics.   Keywords - feminism, politics, election

scholarly journals Editorial Power, People and Constitutional Engineering

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-327
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Voter Participation ◽  
The Political ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Registered Voters ◽  
Elected Representatives

In 2005, a number of alarming reports on voter participation, social exclusion and political participation were published by the Electoral Commission in the United Kingdom. One third of the electorate do not feel represented by any of the political parties. Less than one in five votes had any impact on the outcome of elections in 2001 and 2005. In the 2005 election, 39% of registered voters did not vote. The turnout for general elections has declined significantly since 1997, and elected representatives are held in low esteem.

scholarly journals Women in Politics in Matrilineal Society: A Case Study of West Sumatra, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selinaswati Selinaswati
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female Politicians ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Women's Political Participation

Studies of women in politics have mostly been done within patriarchal socialstructures around the world. These studies show that women have many potentialopportunities to become involved in public life; as voters in elections, like politicalcandidates, and if successful as members of the administrative class or asMembers of Parliament (MPs). However, female politicians may be affected byseveral factors within the social, economic, political and cultural systems. Thisthesis examined whether the matrilineal social structure of the province of WestSumatra, Indonesia, influences women’s political participation in localparliaments. West Sumatra is dominated by the Minangkabau ethnic group,which has a matrilineal tradition that provides more opportunities for women interms of property ownership and non-household activities. It was assumed thatwomen who were involved in local politics would be affected by these culturalvalues.This research was a case study. Three categories of informants, femalepoliticians, community leaders, and voters, were interviewed to identify thestrategies and experiences of female politicians and the diversity of opinionregarding female politicians in this matrilineal society. Data was obtainedthrough fieldwork carried out from July to October 2012 in West Sumatra.During this period, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were carried out inlocations where female politicians had been elected to the local parliament.Additional information was obtained from 17 voting members of the publicthrough the use of a questionnaire. Secondary data were obtained fromgovernment documents and local parliaments, online resources, institutions, andorganizations.The study found that the matrilineal system in West Sumatra inspired femalepoliticians in their efforts to gain a seat in parliament. However, they alsoexperienced disadvantages in the matrilineal and Indonesian political system. Itwas found that the opinions of community leaders toward female politicianswere largely neutral and saw female politicians as compared to male ones. Thevoting public tends to have less knowledge about female politicians and viewedthem as not significantly better than male politicians. The study concludes thatthe matrilineal structure of West Sumatran society does not have much impacton women’s political participation and female politicians can benefit byimproving their capabilities in order to win a seat in parliament. Additionally,the Indonesian government might play a role in bridging the gap between lowand high-level political participation by women and develop ways to includeaspects of local culture such as the matrilineal system into its policies that relateto political autonomy at the regional level.

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