When hens begin to crow : gender and parliamentary politics in Uganda /

When hens begin to crow : gender and parliamentary politics in Uganda / Sylvia Tamale.

In this fascinating study, based on in-depth interviews with both male and female parliamentarians, women in nongovernmental organizations, and rural residents of Uganda, Sylvia Tamale explores how women's participation in Ugandan politics has unfolded and what the impact has been for gender eq...

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Main Author: Tamale, Sylvia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > Uganda.
Women legislators > Uganda.
Women.
Gender identity.
Uganda > Politics and government > 1979-
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • List of Acronyms
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction (starting p. 1)
  • The Sociopolitical History (starting p. 2)
  • Gender, Politics, and Affirmative Action: A Precursor (starting p. 22)
  • 2 Profiles of Five Political Women (starting p. 41)
  • Miria Matembe (starting p. 42)
  • Rhoda Kalema (starting p. 46)
  • Betty Bigombe (starting p. 48)
  • Cecilia Ogwal (starting p. 51)
  • Naava Nabagesera (starting p. 58)
  • Preliminary Issues Raised by the Life Histories (starting p. 63)
  • 3 Gender and the Politics of Parliamentary Representation (starting p. 68)
  • Popular Democracy in Uganda (starting p. 69)
  • "Standing for" Representation (starting p. 72)
  • "Acting for" Representation (starting p. 76)
  • 4 Women in the Parliamentary Electoral Process (starting p. 90)
  • Campaigns and Gender Identities (starting p. 90)
  • The FOWODE Workshop (starting p. 107)
  • 5 The Gender Dynamics of Intraparliamentary Politics (starting p. 114)
  • Tokenism and Women's Caucusing (starting p. 115)
  • "Doing Gender" in the House (starting p. 119)
  • The Dialectics of Sexual Politics in the House (starting p. 131)
  • 6 Women's Legislative Activities Inside Parliament: Trends and Directions (starting p. 142)
  • The Parliamentary Procedure (starting p. 144)
  • General Trends and Directions (starting p. 146)
  • Theoretical Explanations for the Trends (starting p. 157)
  • 7 Into the Trenches: Women Legislators and Their Constituents (starting p. 160)
  • Background (starting p. 161)
  • For God and Her Country (starting p. 164)
  • Byanyima: Anticorruption Crusader (starting p. 174)
  • Stepping Out of the Trenches: A Summation (starting p. 178)
  • 8 Media-ted Portrayals of Women Politicians (starting p. 183)
  • The Media in Uganda (starting p. 183)
  • Maintaining the Status Quo Through Trivialization (starting p. 185)
  • Depictions of Women Legislators (starting p. 187)
  • 9 Conclusion (starting p. 194)
  • App. 1 Glossary of African Terms (starting p. 203)
  • App. 2 Reflections on Methodological Issues (starting p. 204)
  • App. 3 Women Legislators, 1950-1998 (starting p. 211)
  • App. 4 Women's "Firsts" in National Politics (starting p. 216)
  • App. 5 Women Cabinet Ministers, 1962-1998 (starting p. 217)
  • App. 6 Women's Organizations/Institutions That Participated in the Study (starting p. 219)
  • App. 7 Male Parliamentarians Interviewed in the Study (starting p. 220)
  • References (starting p. 221)
  • Index (starting p. 239)

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