This week’s episode kicks off Women’s History Month and celebrates International Women’s Day, starting with a conversation about women’s protest participation in Algeria and women’s representation in politics in Africa more broadly. We also highlight critiques of the theme for International Women’s Day 2019: #BalanceForBetter.
Our conversation is with Professor Nyokabi Kamau (@nyokabikamau2), who is the Executive Director of the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training in Kenya. The conversation was part of a global salon hosted at the Lewis Global Studies Center in 2018 and was facilitated by Smith College Professor of Comparative Literature Katwiwa Mule. They talk about Kamau’s new book, Conversations about Gender: The Reflections of a Kenyan Feminist.
Books, Links, & Articles
- Monkey Cage – The Washington Post
- Women Also Know Stuff
- Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women’s Rights by Aili Mari Tripp
- “Women are deeply involved in the Algerian protests — on International Women’s Day, and all the time.” Analysis by Aili Mari Tripp
- “Why African democracies are failing women — and what we can do to fix it.” by Nic Cheeseman and Susan Dodsworth
- Women’s Political Empowerment Index
- “Africa: International Women’s Day Needs to Return to Its Radical Roots.” by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Ana Ines Abelenda
- “Gender Quotas, Democracy and Women’s Representation in Africa: Some Insights from Democratic Botswana and Autocratic Rwanda.” by Gretchen Bauer and Jennie E. Burnett
- “It’s The No. 1 Country For Women In Politics — But Not In Daily Life.” by Gregory Warner
- “Rwanda, A Success Story Of Women Empowerment.” by Christine Amour-Levar
- “Rwanda’s Future Is Female.” by Caterina Clerici and Eléonore Hamelin