Nursing 3310A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter week 9 : Rwandan Patriotic Front, United Nations Development Programme, Arusha Accords
12 Jan 2017
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Gender balance and the meanings of women in governance in post-genocide rwanda. In 2003, rwandan"s elected a national government with 39 women (out of 80 members) Rwanda beat sweden with the highest % of females in national legislature. Many groups saw this as the the dawn of a new, more peaceful", and equitable" age in rwandan politics. In the past 10 years, women"s participation in government across africa has dramatically increased (countries have reserved seats for women/quota systems to ensure women"s representation) This article, explores two phenomena in rwanda: 1) dramatic increase in women"s participation in public life and governance. 2) the ways in which the rwandan state has become increasingly authoritarian under the guise of. Increased political participation of women in rwanda represents a paradox in the short term (as their participation has increased, women"s ability to influence policy making has decreased)
