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ID170205
Title ProperWhy rural Malian women want to be candidates for local office
Other Title Information changes in social and political life and the arrival of a gender quota
LanguageENG
AuthorJohnson, Cathryn Evangeline
Summary / Abstract (Note)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 immersive research, the majority of women I interviewed following the 2016 poll expressed interest in running for local office in the future. Scholars of women's political participation theorise that quotas bring women to elected office and increase women's political participation. These theoretical perspectives cannot fully explain why women in rural Mali would express enthusiastic interest in political participation. These women participate extensively in savings and credit associations. Drawing on data generated through engagement with women in their daily lives, I explore how economic advancement can shape women's participatory aspirations. Examining longer-term changes in the local political economy of this rural village provides a deeper understanding of why women responded positively to a new institutional opening for political participation.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Modern African Studies Vol. 57, No.3; Sep 2019: p.393-413
Journal SourceJournal of Modern African Studies 2019-09 57, 3
Key WordsRural Malian Women ;  Social and Political Life ;  Gender Quota