ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ГЕНДЕРНЫХ ИЗМЕНЕНИЙ НА ВЕРШИНЕ ВЛАСТИ В ЮЖНО-АФРИКАНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ
PROSPECTS FOR GENDER CHANGES AT THE TOP OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Author(s): Lyubov Yaroslavovna Prokopenko Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Developing nations, Politics and society, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Social development, Social differentiation, Sociology of Culture, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: Republic of South Africa; the policy of “gender symmetry”; gender changes; Presidency; African National Congress (ANC); a female presidential candidate; congress of ANC; N. Dlamini Zuma;
Summary/Abstract: The modern political development in the Republic of South Africa, in particular the institution of the presidency and the prospects for top gender changes are discussed. Chances for the appearance of a woman at the top of the power pyramid in South Africa were first examined in the mid-2000s during the preparations for the next African National Congress convention. According to some claims, the then President of South Africa and ANC President Thabo Mbeki in the event of his victory at the congress in 2007 planned to put forward Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs, ex wife of the current president of South Africa Jacob Zuma for presidency.The struggle of female politicians for the presidency and increased chances of gender changes in connection with the strengthening in the end of 2000s of the opposition party Democratic Alliance led by Helen Zille are shown. In the parliamentary elections held on May 7, 2014 the DA party was the main rival of the ruling ANC while Ms Zille became the first female candidate for presidency and the leading rival of the incumbent president J. Zuma.
Journal: ЖЕНЩИНА В РОССИЙСКОМ ОБЩЕСТВЕ
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 43-57
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Russian
