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The Marginalised Majority—The Case of Botswana Women in Local Government (1999–2019)

In: Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa

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  • David Mandiyanike

    (University of Botswana)

Abstract

Much has been written about genderGender and the involvement of women in politics. Numerous conventions have been ratified to address gender inequalitiesGender inequalities. TheInequalities progress to date leaves a lot to be desired. This research sought to examine the various issues relating to genderGender and the efforts that have been undertaken to redress the genderGender imbalance through the lens of Botswana women in local governmentLocal government. The womenfolk who are the majorityMajority, have not made significant inroads in gaining meaningful access to the levers of power. Being the major consumers of local authority policies, women need to be deeply involved in local authority policymaking and implementation. It is our conviction that genderGender is a vehicle for understanding the two-way relationship between an organisation and society in which it is embedded. Some authorities contend that a gender analysisGender analysis of an organisation’s organogram would look at where women were in relation to men in terms of access to information, decision-making and power. This study examined the number of women councillors in the Central District, North-West District and South-East District Councils. These cases were chosen because of their spatial diversity and population density.

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  • David Mandiyanike, 2023. "The Marginalised Majority—The Case of Botswana Women in Local Government (1999–2019)," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Tendai Chari & Patrick Dzimiri (ed.), Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa, pages 233-251, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-031-35229-4_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35229-4_12
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