This article explores the conformity between women's experience in standing for a
legislative election and the literature on women's parliamentary representation, using …

This chapter focuses on gender quotas as affirmative action policies in Africa. It examines
the various debates on affirmative action and analyses the arguments in favor of and against …

This book offers a fresh analysis of third wave popular protests in Africa, shedding light on
the complex dynamics between political change and continuity in contemporary Africa. The …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of Islamic finance on women
empowerment in Africa between the periods of 1975 and 2021. Design/methodology …

The level of women's parliamentary representation often increases after armed conflict, but
do voters in postwar societies actually prefer female electoral candidates? We answer this …

This study examines the effect of political implications of women on industrialisation in
Africa. The results after controlling for cross-sectional dependency show that women political …

Across Africa, women's political representation is twice as high in postconflict states as it is in
non-conflict-afflicted states. Scholars have attributed gains to changing gender norms …

Across Africa, it has been found that women participate in politics less than men,
undermining prospects for gender equality and shared development. Despite theoretical …

Why would rural Malian women express interest in political participation? Mali implemented
a gender quota during the 2016 local elections. In a rural village where I conducted …

In some regions, the role of women is still relegated to the kitchen and raising children. The
notion of a career woman still needs to be entirely accepted and embraced. However, the …