Women and Participation in Civil Society

Do Women Get Empowered? The Case of Women in Goromonzi District in Zimbabwe

Bibliographic Data

ID6409980
AuthorsNetsayi Noris Mudege, Netsayi Mudege (0000-0002-0389-1967, Royal Tropical Institute), Christine Kwangwari (Practical Action)
Year2013
Volume34
Issue3
Pages238-260
Publication date2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWomen & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1554477x.2012.722429
OpenAlexW2070590988
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited24

Using a case study of the Goromonzi District in Zimbabwe, this article explores whether women's participation in informal politics leads to the collective empowerment of women at the community level. Furthermore, the article seeks to investigate opportunities and constraints that exist for improving the position of women. Results show that due to unequal access to and control over resources, discriminatory attitudes and perceptions against women, and entrenched systems of political patronage, participating in informal local-level politics may empower individuals, but it does not empower women as a group. To be empowering, informal political organizations should pursue a transformatory political agenda that seeks to challenge social relations which perpetuate inequality between men and women

Business · Civil society · Collective action · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Gender inequality · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies

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