Reaching substantive female representation among decision-makers: A qualitative research study of gender-related experiences from the health sector in Mozambique.
BACKGROUND:Achieving significant female representation in government at decision-making levels has been identified as a key step towards achieving gender equality. In 2015, women held 39.6% of parliamentary seats in Mozambique, which is above the benchmark of 30% that has been suggested as the turni...
Main Authors: | Talata Sawadogo-Lewis, Réka Maulide Cane, Rosemary Morgan, Mary Qiu, Amilcar Magaço, Kátia Ngale, Timothy Roberton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237335?pdf=render |
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