03259nam a22005295i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001300172072001700185072002300202072001600225100008400241245019600325250001800521264007900539300006400618336002600682337002600708338003600734347002400770505035900794520099901153650001602152650002002168650002802188650004402216650003002260650002602290650002702316650004102343650002902384650003102413650002602444710003402470773002602504776003602530776003602566776003602602856004602638912001402684912001402698999001702712978-3-031-78074-5DE-He21320251030114922.0cr nn 008mamaa250109s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830317807459978-3-031-78074-57 a10.1007/978-3-031-78074-52doi 4aHQ12-449 7aJFSJ2bicssc 7aSOC0320002bisacsh 7aJBSF2thema1 aJoseph, Juliet.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut99020910aMainstreaming Gender in Local Governmenth[electronic resource] :bA Review of Political Decision-Making in the City of Cape Town and Mangaung Metropolitan Municipalities /cby Juliet Joseph.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXIV, 207 p. 5 illus., 3 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 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.  aThis 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. 0aSex.966477 0aFeminism.91785 0aFeminist theory.961151 0aAfricaxPolitics and government.967669 0aPolitical science.958714 0aPolitical leadership.14aGender Studies.96647824aFeminism and Feminist Theory.96773924aAfrican Politics.96767124aGovernance and Government.24aPolitical Leadership.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303178073808iPrinted edition:z978303178075208iPrinted edition:z978303178076940uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78074-5  aZDB-2-SLS  aZDB-2-SXS  c66377d66377