03452nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-78074-5 DE-He213 20251030114922.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250109s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031780745 978-3-031-78074-5 10.1007/978-3-031-78074-5 doi HQ12-449 JFSJ bicssc SOC032000 bisacsh JBSF thema Joseph, Juliet. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90209 Mainstreaming Gender in Local Government [electronic resource] : A Review of Political Decision-Making in the City of Cape Town and Mangaung Metropolitan Municipalities / by Juliet Joseph. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XXIV, 207 p. 5 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 1. Situating Gender Mainstreaming Within a Global Framework -- Chapter 2. Breaking the Glass Ceiling : Assessing Gender Mainstreaming in Cape Town's Municipal Governance -- Chapter 3. Unfinished Business : The Struggle For Gender Equality in Mangaung's Municipal Power Structures -- Chapter 4. Analysis and Book Findings -- Chapter 5. Conclusion. This book investigates the implementation of gender mainstreaming legislation and policies in South Africa, focusing on their impact on women’s empowerment in terms of representation, participation, and influence in municipal government. The objective is to understand why women remain underrepresented in leadership roles and decision-making at the district level of municipal governance. Emphasizing how municipal councils incorporate gender mainstreaming into their decision-making processes and the resulting impact, the author focuses on understanding the developments that advance municipal governments toward equitable governance and how decision-making has evolved. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in gender studies, African studies, postcolonial feminist theory, and politics, as well as policy-makers and government representatives. Juliet Joseph is a postdoctoral researcher at the department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Sex. 66477 Feminism. 1785 Feminist theory. 61151 Africa Politics and government. 67669 Political science. 58714 Political leadership. Gender Studies. 66478 Feminism and Feminist Theory. 67739 African Politics. 67671 Governance and Government. Political Leadership. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031780738 Printed edition: 9783031780752 Printed edition: 9783031780769 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78074-5 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 66377 66377