Women in African parliaments - Bauer, Gretchen, 1959-; Britton, Hannah Evelyn (Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006)
1. Women in African parliaments : a continental shift? / Gretchen Bauer and Hannah E. Britton -- 2. Mozambique : empowering women through family law / Jennifer Leigh Disney -- 3. South Africa : mainstreaming gender in a new democracy / Hannah E. Britton -- 4. Namibia : losing ground without mandatory quotas / Gretchen Bauer -- 5. Uganda : agents of change for women's advancement? / Aili Mari Tripp -- 6. Rwanda : achieving equality or serving an authoritarian state? / Timothy Longman -- 7. Senegal : contending with religious constraints / Lucy Creevey -- 8. The virtuous circle of representation : women in African parliaments / Shireen Hassim.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
Keywords: Women -- Political activity -- Africa; Women legislators -- Africa; Africa -- Politics and government