Idda Lyatonga Swai 18 February, 2015 Slide 2 Introduction
Research questions Methods Major findings Likely conclusion Slide 3
Slide 4 Tanzania has ratified international treaties; The
declarations of the Beijing Platform for Action [BPA] in 1995 The
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) SADC protocol on gender and development on
17th August 2008 Article 21 of the 1977 URT Constitution recognize
equal right to participate in the governance of the country. Slide
5 Therefore, special seats. 1995 1 5% 2000 20% 2005 30% Slide 6
What do they do? Is there any difference? Slide 7 How and to what
extent do women councilors (try to) exert influence in the decision
making of councils? Number of attempts Issue areas and type of
attempt Number of success attempts Attributes Slide 8 Data
collection Analysis of Minutes Number of attempts Observation
Interviews Data analysis Statistical analysis (attempts), Cases
were combined Total attempts per councilor * Council size Total
attempts per council Content analysis Slide 9 Men councilors make
more significant attempts when compared with all women Elected
women make more attempts than men but the differences is not
significant Elected councilors made more significant attempts than
appointed women councilors Slide 10 Issue areas? No gender
difference in social services. Men made more attempts than women
but not sig No difference btn men and elected WC Elected councilors
made more sig attempts in permit than appointed Elected made more
sig attempts in running the government than appointed councilors
But no difference btn elected and appointed WC Slide 11 Type of
attempts? Men made more sig attempts to initiate, support and
oppose than women (all) No sig gender difference when men were
compared with elected women Elected women made more attempts to
initiate than men No gender difference on the attempts to prevent
Slide 12 Elected councilors made more sig attempts to initiate,
oppose and prevent than appointed However, no difference when
gender is controlled. No status significant different on the
attempts to support Slide 13 Status Elected councilors made more
sig success attempts than appointed councilors Gender Men
councilors made more attempts than women but not sig When status
was controlled, the elected women made more success attempts than
men. But, the difference was not sig Slide 14 Success rate? Total
success attempts per councillor/total attempt per councillor Gender
Elected WC make more sig success rate attempts than men Status
Elected WC made more success rate than appointed However No sig
difference btn men and women(all) and all elected and appointed
Slide 15 Table 10.1: Determinant of success attempts of the
councilors to influence decisions VariablesCodesBtSig. Gender
Male0.14.99.32 Female1 Status Appointed0.312.25.03 Elected1
Leadership position Non leaders0.252.54.01 Leaders1 Political party
Ruling0.02.22.83 Opposition1 Age Below 450 -.00-.01.99 Above 451
Occupation Civil servant1.161.70.09 Business1.191.86.06
AgricultureReference --- Experience Below 10 years0.11.11.27 Above
10 years1 Education Primary educationReference--- Secondary
education1.02.21.83 Higher education1-.17-1.50.14 Slide 16 Gender
does not make difference on the attempts of councilors. Status is
important determinant of councilors attempts and successful
attempts. Other predictors of successful attempts were; Leadership
position, Occupation only Gender + status predict success rate
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