Hassim, Shireen.

Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa contesting authority / [electronic resource] : Shireen Hassim. - Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006. - xiv, 355 p. - Women in Africa and the diaspora . - Women in Africa and the diaspora. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index.

Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement -- Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism -- The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90 -- The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation -- The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated -- From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement -- Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy -- One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy -- Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.





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Women--Political activity--South Africa.
Women and democracy--South Africa.
Feminism--South Africa.
Women--Societies and clubs.--South Africa


South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.


Electronic books.

HQ1236.5.S6 / H37 2006

306.2/082/0968