This article talks about the rise of women within government positions. Where the out of the top five, four were developing nations. In the annual report issued by the Inter parliamentary union during the same week the meeting of the United Nations commission on the status of women was taking place. Which is the largest gathering of women at meeting, showcases the worldwide number of legislators where women are represented. These countries such as Grenada and South Africa to name a few have the highest number of women in their countries parliament. While South Africa, Rwanda have created quotas, which are legal to make sure government elections include women and countries such as France have legislated quotas meaning they have to meet the amount they have set.
I found this is useful to Intersectional, decolonial and transnational praxis. As we do not see a high number of women who enter into the legislative positions, and with the rise in numbers we would be able to see a change away from the patriarchal systems we see in governments today. If we are able to make the political scene more accepting of balanced genders, the future generations of young girls will dream more about taking up positions and breaking boundaries that they have been barred from. Which will also help young women who are looking to enter education to achieve this position, it will help protect women in these developing countries to better themselves and their families.
Keywords: gendered quota, gender equality, disrupting the patriarchy
Author: Zachary Geddes
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