THE ROLE OF GOVERNANCE ON WOMEN PARTICIPATION

Abstract

Today women are fighting for employment, high representation in leadership, recognition, and equality at global, national, regional and local levels, while doing their best to bring up children to ensure that they are responsible citizens of the society. Good governance is very crucial in facilitating and promoting open, efficient and consistent participation of women at all levels of policy-making. It is on this note that this chapter highlights the role of governance on women’s participation. We argued that democracy and the rule of law cannot bring meaningful progress in any nation without the involvement of women because they tend to be less corrupt and sympathetic. The desire for a better economy and the quest for women’s participation in government and leadership have become increasingly dominant in the public and private domains. Despite efforts made by women to promote gender equality, very little has been achieved in terms of their participation in leadership and other spheres of life. In conclusion, the time has come to improve gender equality in decisionmaking, employment, among others, if any meaningful socio-economic and political progress is to be made.