Small Victories But Slow Progress

摘要: Abstract Between 1994 and 2006, Malawi experienced some gains in women's political participation increased representation Parliament. However, has not fared as well many of its African neighbours efforts to promote women leadership positions. In this article I examine the factors that contribute Malawi's weak performance regard, including a history patriarchal rule, culture neopatrimonialism, limited opportunities for demand access positions power (including no significant transformation creating space participation) social cultural context which discourages from entering politics. these challenges by drawing on feminist literature, quantitative qualitative data 2001 Centre Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR) study twenty interviews with conducted 2005.