Challenges and critical factors affecting women in the 2017 national elections: Case of Lae and Huon Gulf , 2020
Political leadership at the national level continues to be a challenge for women in Papua New Gui... more Political leadership at the national level continues to be a challenge for women in Papua New Guinea. With the current gender gap in the Parliament, we asked two critical questions: why are women not being elected into Parliament? What were the main challenges the female candidates faced during the 2017 national elections? This study was undertaken to enable a better understanding of the barriers to political participation for women. This study documented female candidates’ experiences during the campaigning period in Lae and in the Huon Gulf Open Electorates of Morobe Province. Findings from the study show that despite female candidates’ good campaign strategies, they were faced with major challenges such as gendered stereotype sentiments, cultural perceptions, and money politics, which affect their campaign, and election outcome. The study suggests that approaches to support female candidates to increase their chances of winning should be holistic, inclusive and sustainable; to this end, this report offers several recommendations.
Challenges and critical factors affecting women in the 2017 national elections: Case of Lae and Huon Gulf , 2020
Political leadership at the national level continues to be a challenge for women in Papua New Gui... more Political leadership at the national level continues to be a challenge for women in Papua New Guinea. With the current gender gap in the Parliament, we asked two critical questions: why are women not being elected into Parliament? What were the main challenges the female candidates faced during the 2017 national elections? This study was undertaken to enable a better understanding of the barriers to political participation for women. This study documented female candidates’ experiences during the campaigning period in Lae and in the Huon Gulf Open Electorates of Morobe Province. Findings from the study show that despite female candidates’ good campaign strategies, they were faced with major challenges such as gendered stereotype sentiments, cultural perceptions, and money politics, which affect their campaign, and election outcome. The study suggests that approaches to support female candidates to increase their chances of winning should be holistic, inclusive and sustainable; to this end, this report offers several recommendations.
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