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The Open Access version of this book, available at
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351245623, has been made available
under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives
4.0 license. The fact that women have achieved higher levels of
political inclusion within low- and middle-income countries has
generated much speculation about whether this is reaping broader
benefits in tackling gender-based inequalities. This book uncovers
the multiple political dynamics that influence governments to adopt
and implement gender equity policies, pushing the debate beyond
simply the role of women's inclusion in influencing policy.
Bringing the politics of development into discussion with feminist
literature on women's empowerment, the book proposes the new
concept of 'power domains' as a way to capture how inter-elite
bargaining, coalitional politics, and social movement activism
combine to shape policies that promote gender equity. In
particular, the book investigates the conditions under which
countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have adopted
legislation against domestic violence, which remains widespread in
many developing countries. The book demonstrates that women's
presence in formal politics and policy spaces does not fully
explain the pace in adopting and implementing domestic violence
law. Underlying drivers of change within broader domains of power
also include the role of clientelistic politics and informal
processes of bargaining, coalition-building, and persuasion; the
discursive framing of gender-equitable ideas; and how transnational
norms influence women's political inclusion and gender-inclusive
policy outcomes. The comparative approach across Uganda, Rwanda,
South Africa, Ghana, India, and Bangladesh demonstrates how
advancing gender equality varies by political context and according
to the interests surrounding a particular issue. Negotiating Gender
Equity in the Global South will be of interest to students and
scholars of gender and development, as well as to activists within
governments, political parties, nongovernmental organizations,
women's movements, and donor agencies, at national and
international levels, who are looking to develop effective
strategies for advancing gender equality.
The Open Access version of this book, available at
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351245623, has been made available
under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives
4.0 license. The fact that women have achieved higher levels of
political inclusion within low- and middle-income countries has
generated much speculation about whether this is reaping broader
benefits in tackling gender-based inequalities. This book uncovers
the multiple political dynamics that influence governments to adopt
and implement gender equity policies, pushing the debate beyond
simply the role of women's inclusion in influencing policy.
Bringing the politics of development into discussion with feminist
literature on women's empowerment, the book proposes the new
concept of 'power domains' as a way to capture how inter-elite
bargaining, coalitional politics, and social movement activism
combine to shape policies that promote gender equity. In
particular, the book investigates the conditions under which
countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have adopted
legislation against domestic violence, which remains widespread in
many developing countries. The book demonstrates that women's
presence in formal politics and policy spaces does not fully
explain the pace in adopting and implementing domestic violence
law. Underlying drivers of change within broader domains of power
also include the role of clientelistic politics and informal
processes of bargaining, coalition-building, and persuasion; the
discursive framing of gender-equitable ideas; and how transnational
norms influence women's political inclusion and gender-inclusive
policy outcomes. The comparative approach across Uganda, Rwanda,
South Africa, Ghana, India, and Bangladesh demonstrates how
advancing gender equality varies by political context and according
to the interests surrounding a particular issue. Negotiating Gender
Equity in the Global South will be of interest to students and
scholars of gender and development, as well as to activists within
governments, political parties, nongovernmental organizations,
women's movements, and donor agencies, at national and
international levels, who are looking to develop effective
strategies for advancing gender equality.
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