Money, Power and Representation in a Gender Perspective

Money is assumingly one of the greatest barriers to women in the political recruitment process. The financial disadvantage of women is expected to constitute an obstacle for women’s entry into politics everywhere and especially in developing countries where women’s socio-economic status is disproportionately low relative to men’s.

In this seminar, we look into how money may be a problem for women’s political recruitment in different contexts, what have been done to overcome the problem, and whether the strategies have worked.

The discussions are based on a newly published book titled


Gendered Electoral Financing: Money, Power and Representation in Comparative Perspective

edited by

Ragnhild L. Muriaas
,

Vibeke Wang
and

Rainbow Murray
(2020, Routledge).

Premiere of the short video Money and Elections in Malawi.

All are welcome!