Representation of women in political party executive committees in Lesotho

Women are clearly visible in political rallies and other political activities in Lesotho, yet within political parties women hardly ever ascend to higher positions in executive committees, which ultimately translates into fewer women in parliament and cabinet. This paper examines the representation of women in executive committees of three major political parties in Lesotho, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and the Basotho National Party (BNP). Among these parties, only the ruling LCD has committed itself to elevating women politically though a quota system while the BNP believes “women do not have to be wheel-chaired into elective positions,À and the ABC is simply silent about women.

ISBN: 978-1-920550-26-4
Publisher: Gender Links
Edition: 6th Edition
Year of Publication: 2009
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