Where there is power, women are not: rethinking women and politics in Tanzania

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dc.creatorMakulilo, Alexander B.
dc.date2020-03-20T08:12:39Z
dc.date2020-03-20T08:12:39Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T12:01:01Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T12:01:01Z
dc.descriptionFull Text Article. Also available at: https://brill.com/view/journals/tare/46/2/article-p349_5.xml
dc.descriptionThe exclusion of women from politics is a historical and worldwide phenomenon. Evidently, the existing records within decision-making organs reveal significant under-representation of women. However, this state of affairs is neither natural nor unchanging. It must be noted that women suffer this political exclusion irrespective of the fact that they are demographically the majority in terms of population worldwide and in most individual countries. Tanzania is not distinct from this worldwide trend. Despite the fact that it is a signatory to several normative frameworks that seek for the inclusion of women in major decision-making organs, the actual situation is still critical. Using the public-private dichotomy, I note that the legal framework, nature of political parties, electoral system and economic position of women are central in explaining the exclusion of women from major decision organs.
dc.identifierMakulilo, A. (2020). “Where there is power, women are not”: Rethinking women and politics in Tanzania. The African Review, 46(2), 349-365.
dc.identifier1821-889X
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1163/1821889X-12340005
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2251
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2251
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBrill Publishers
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectRepresentation
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectPower
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectDecision-making organs
dc.subjectPolitical parties
dc.titleWhere there is power, women are not: rethinking women and politics in Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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