Gender issues

Women in Parliament in SADC 2002

Women's representation in the Lower House of Parliament in Southern African countries.

Women's representation quotas in Southern African countries

Gender balance statistics

Books, checklists and article abstracts

Research Reports and Articles

MATLOSA, K 2005, "Gender Equality within Parties and the Legislatures" IN Political Parties and Democratisation in the Southern African Development Community Region: The Weakest Link? [PDF], EISA Research Report 15, 39-44.

CHIRAMBO, K 2004, "Gender Dimentions" IN Impact of HIV/AIDS on Electoral Processes in Southern Africa [PDF], EISA Occasional Paper 20, 4-5.

HART, B 2002 Enhancing the Role of Women in Peace Negotiations and Related Decision-Making Processes in Southern Africa, EISA.

KETHUSEGILE-JURU, BM 2002, "Intra-Party Democracy and the Inclusion of Women" [PDF], IN Workshop: Electoral Perspectives and the Process of Democratization in DRC: Lessons from SADC, EISA.

Women in politics

Country pages on elections and gender: