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'Point of order, Mr Speaker': African Women Claiming Their Space in Parliament
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2008-02-28 19:50.
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Authors: Sylvia Tamale
Editor: Caroline Sweetman
Format: PDF
Language: English
Publication Year: 2000
Publisher: Oxfam
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This article examines women's involvement in politics in pre-colonial Africa, the barriers to women's political activity created by colonialism, and the policy of affirmative action in Uganda.
Authors: Sylvia Tamale
Editor: Caroline Sweetman
Format: PDF
Language: English
Publication Year: 2000
Publisher: Oxfam
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