Critical Mass of Women Legislators and Oversight for National ICT Policy of Malawi

Int. J. E Politics Pub Date : 2017-10-01 DOI:10.4018/IJEP.2017100104

Frank Makoza

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Thisarticleanalyseshowtherepresentationofwomenlegislatorsmayaffecttheoversightofnational ICTpolicy.ThearticleusesCriticalMassTheory(CMT)toexplainthecompositionoftheMediaand CommunicationsCommittee(MCC)ofparliament.ThecaseofMalawiisanalysed,whichrepresented alow-incomeeconomyinAfrica.Thearticleuseselectoralreportsandlegislativedocuments.The resultsshowthatwomenlegislatorsintheMCCachievedacriticalmassdespitethedecreaseinthe representationofwomeninparliament.Thewomenlegislatorshavetheopportunitytosupportgender issuesrelatedtoICTlegislationsandnationalICTpolicyoversight.However,thefunctionsofMCC relatedtonationalICTpolicyoversightwerenotalignedwiththegenderequitystrategies.Thismay affectthepriorityofgenderissuesinthepolicyoversight.Thearticlecontributestowardsliterature onnationalICTpolicyoversightinthecontextofdevelopingcountries. KEyWORdS Critical Mass Theory, Malawi, National ICT Policy, Policy Oversight

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妇女立法人员的临界质量和马拉维国家信息和通信技术政策的监督

Thisarticleanalyseshowtherepresentationofwomenlegislatorsmayaffecttheoversightofnational ICTpolicy.ThearticleusesCriticalMassTheory(CMT)toexplainthecompositionoftheMediaand CommunicationsCommittee(MCC)ofparliament。ThecaseofMalawiisanalysed，whichrepresented alow-incomeeconomyinAfrica.Thearticleuseselectoralreportsandlegislativedocuments。The resultsshowthatwomenlegislatorsintheMCCachievedacriticalmassdespitethedecreaseinthe representationofwomeninparliament。Thewomenlegislatorshavetheopportunitytosupportgender issuesrelatedtoICTlegislationsandnationalICTpolicyoversight。However，thefunctionsofMCC relatedtonationalICTpolicyoversightwerenotalignedwiththegenderequitystrategies。Thismay affectthepriorityofgenderissuesinthepolicyoversight。Thearticlecontributestowardsliterature onnationalICTpolicyoversightinthecontextofdevelopingcountries。关键字临界质量理论，马拉维，国家信息通信技术政策，政策监督

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