Analysis - Electoral gender quotas in Uganda - first introduced in 1989 - have increased women's numbers in Uganda's parliament to 34%. Today there are 189 women out of 557 members of parliament.
But women politicians in Uganda continue to be restricted to minority representation. They are constantly battling stereotypes that seek to maintain the status quo of male dominance in political spaces. The electorate has additionally grown accustomed to believing that since women have seats reserved for them, they should stay out of the race for open seats.
The reality is that political party affiliation provides one of the most viable avenues for women's entry into politics - the alternative would be to vie as an independent candidates with no affiliation to a political party. Party support provides the much-needed financial resources for successful campaigning that women are normally unable to access. Political parties therefore act as gatekeepers by determining who gets into political office.
For instance, in Uganda's 2006 election - the first under the country's new multiparty dispensation - the National Resistance Movement, the ruling party, politicised the quota system on the campaign trail. Its leaders emphasised thatIn political parties, unequal gender relations are visible in their structures and processes. The tasks and positions meant for men and women are different.
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