Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa : contesting authority /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hassim, Shireen
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2006]
Series:	Women in Africa and the diaspora.
Subjects:	Women > Political activity > South Africa. Women and democracy > South Africa. Feminism > South Africa. Women > South Africa > Societies and clubs. South Africa > Politics and government > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:

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.