In 2006, as a sequel to Ringing up the changes, GL conducted a groundbreaking new study on gender and local government in Southern Africa called At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government in Southern Africa. The initial study took place in four countries (Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia and South Africa), followed in the second phase by Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Botswana summary and fact sheet
Zambia summary fact sheet
GL produced a DVD which draws on examples and cases studies from Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland to demonstrate the impact of different electoral system and the use of quotas on increasing women's representation in decision making positions. View the DVD.
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At the coalface: gender and government in Mozambique
24 March 11
Regional relevance: Mozambique
This report is part of the third phase of the research project that led to the Gender Links (GL) publication: At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government in Southern Africa. The aim of this programme is to conduct research on gender and local government in all of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)... [read more]
At the Coalface: Gender and local government in Zimbabwe
03 December 10
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
This report is part of the third phase of the research project that led to the Gender Links (GL) publication: At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government in Southern Africa. This is a report on the research conducted in Zimbabwe between November 2009 and April 2010, in which 101 councillors in 19 localities... [read more]
At the Coalface - Gender and Local Government in Madagascar
30 June 10
Regional relevance: Madagascar
An extension to the original study, “At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government” that covered four SADC countries (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Mauritius) this report demonstrates both the challenges and possibilities at the local level. The lesson from the first study is that no country in the region is... [read more]
At the Coalface: Gender and Governance in Southern Africa
10 June 10 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
This DVD draws on research conducted on women's representation and participation in decision making at the local government level. It advocates for equal representation and participation of women in all areas of decision making in line with the provisions in the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development which was... [read more]
At the Coalface - Gender and Local Government in Botswana
27 August 09
Regional relevance: Botswana
This report is part of the second phase of the research project that led to the Gender Links (GL) publication: At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government in Southern Africa. The aim of the second phase is to extend the research on gender and local government to all of the Southern African Development Community... [read more]
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