01950nam a22002177a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001500062040001600077041001200093082004800105100001900153245007400172250003700246260004000283300002300323520124400346942001801590999001501608952010901623OSt20251215015406.0251212b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a997002163X  cGZK Library  aEnglish  2Fountain Publishers Edition 1999aHS1999/01  aTamale, Sylvia  aWhen Hens begin to Crow : Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda  aFountain Publishers Edition 1999  aUganda,bFountain Publishers,c1999  a264p., c14cmx22cm  aAmong African countries, Uganda is unique in its affirmative action program for women. In the late 1980s, President Yoweri Museveni announched his belief that Uganda's successfull development depended on increased gender equity and backed his opinions by setting several women-centred policies in motion, including a 1989 rule that at least thirty -nine seats in the Ugandan parliament be reserved for women.

In this fascniating study, based on in-depth interviews  with both male and female parliamentarians, women in in non-governmental organisations, and rural residents of Uganda, Sylvia Tamale explors how women's participation in Ugandan politics has unfolded and what the impact has been for gender equity. this book examines how women have adapted their legislative strategies for empowerment in light of Uganda's patriarchal history and social structure. The author also looks at the consequences and implications of women's parliamentary participation as a result of affirmative action handed down by the state, rather than pushed up from a grassroots movement. 

Although focusing on Uganda, Tamale's study is relevant to other African and non-African countries, grappling with the twin challenges of democracy and development.  2CustomcHSn0  c1280d1280  00102Custom4070aGZKLbGZKLd2025-12-12l0oHS1999/01p2025-1449r2025-12-12 05:38:17w2025-12-12yHS