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Men still dominate Uganda’s party politics – women’s participation is mostly cosmetic

By Hannah Muzee, Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Kyambogo University

Electoral gender quotas in Uganda – first introduced in 1989 – have increased women’s numbers in Uganda’s parliament to 34%. Today there are 189 women out of 557 members of parliament.

But women politicians in Uganda continue to be restricted to minority representation. They are constantly battling stereotypes that…

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