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The Gender Gap in Women’s Representation in Government in South Africa

Africa
Governance
Representation
Quota
Public Opinion
State Power
Survey Research
Amanda Gouws
Stellenbosch University
Amanda Gouws
Stellenbosch University
Gender and Governance in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities for Feminist Organizing in MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa

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Abstract

In a study on attitudes toward gender equality and culture/tradition in South Africa, we did two waves of a survey (2018 and 2022) that measures attitudes toward gender equality and inter alia women’s representation in government. South Africa has a 50% quota for women and currently has 45% women in government. Men often contest the quota. The findings of the research show a significant gender gap in women’s and men’s attitudes toward women’s representation in government.