Women’s career move from local to national politics: The case of Tanzania

dc.contributor.authorYoon, Mi Yung
dc.contributor.authorSwai, Idda Lyatonga
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-02T08:38:52Z
dc.date.available2024-04-02T08:38:52Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research article submitted to the Journal of Asian and African Studies of 2024
dc.description.abstractThis study examines women’s career movement from the highest local authorities (district and urban councils) to the national legislature in Tanzania, focusing on the latest three parliaments (2010–2025). Using both quantitative and qualitative data, we find that less than 10% of female parliamentarians in each parliament have prior councilor experience and most of them occupy quota seats. The low upward mobility of female councilors to parliament may be due to the difficulty of winning constituency seats, affected by gender stereotypes, and the availability of other pathways to parliament, such as party leadership and commissioner positions.
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00219096241228867
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/530
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Asian and African Studies
dc.subjectGender stereotypes
dc.subjectGender and politics
dc.subjectWomen’s political representation
dc.subjectFemale parliamentarians-Tanzania
dc.titleWomen’s career move from local to national politics: The case of Tanzania
dc.typeArticle
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