Women and Power in Africa Aspiring Campaigning and Governing
Women and Power in Africa examines women's experiences in African politics as aspirants to public office, as candidates in election campaigns, and as elected representatives.
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This book examines women's experiences in African politics as aspirants to public office, as candidates in election campaigns, and as elected representatives. It focuses specifically on four African countries: Benin, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia. The chapters draw on a variety of methods, including extensive interviews with women candidates, to describe and assess the barriers confronted when women seek to enter politics. Taken together, the book's chapters problematize existing hypotheses regarding women in political power, drawing on understudied countries and variety of empirical methods. By following political pathways from entry to governance, the book uncovers how gendered experiences early in the political process shape what is possible for women once they attain political power.
