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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">30321</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2022-24-1-148-165</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>WOMEN IN PUBLIC POLICY: REPRESENTATION AND QUOTAS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ЖЕНЩИНЫ В ПУБЛИЧНОЙ ПОЛИТИКЕ: УЧАСТИЕ И КВОТИРОВАНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Gender Equality in the Political Landscape of Southern African Countries: Progress and Problems of Evolvement</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Гендерное равенство в политическом пространстве стран Юга Африки: успехи и проблемы становления</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1121-8828</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Prokopenko</surname><given-names>Liubov Ya.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Прокопенко</surname><given-names>Любовь Ярославовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in History, Senior Research Fellow</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат исторических наук, старший научный сотрудник</p></bio><email>skole60@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт Африки Российской академии наук</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-02-25" publication-format="electronic"><day>25</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Women and Feminism in Global Politics</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Женщины и феминизм в глобальной политике</issue-title><fpage>148</fpage><lpage>165</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-02-25"><day>25</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Prokopenko L.Y.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Прокопенко Л.Я.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Prokopenko L.Y.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Прокопенко Л.Я.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/30321">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/30321</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">Since the early 2000s, the expansion of women’s representation at all levels of government in South Africa and several Southern African states has become one of the main features of the formation of political leadership. There are both legal and institutional preconditions for this, such as the creation of quota systems for women’s representation in elective positions. The author notes the breakdown in the stereotype that women can be engaged exclusively in the social sphere (education, health care, problems of youth and children). African women successfully occupy the posts of ministers for foreign affairs, defense, security and finance. They make a significant contribution to the development of foreign and domestic policy, as well as to the solution of socio-economic problems. Based on the analysis made through functional, comparative and psycho-biographical methodological approaches, the author describes the main reasons for the insufficient level of political participation of women in some countries: the ongoing conflict between the principle of gender equality and the traditional order; the system of informal relations in politics; the low level of political literacy and the financial and economic status of women; as well as violence. Another important factor is the insufficient level of intra-party democracy. The author concludes that the representation of women in politics is only one (though very important) part of resolving the gender equality issue. The author argues that the further expansion of gender equality in Southern African politics will be facilitated by creating equal conditions for men and women to stand for election, implying real democratic principles within political parties, as well as developing a political culture that excludes the creation of preconditions for discrimination by gender.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Статья посвящена актуальной и востребованной в современных общественных науках проблеме - гендерному равенству в политике. С начала 2000-х годов расширение представительства женщин в органах власти всех уровней в ЮАР и ряде других государств Юга Африки стало одной из главных особенностей формирования политического руководства. Для этого существуют как юридические, так и институциональные условия, созданы национальные механизмы реализации гендерного равенства. Современная концепция равенства женщин и мужчин в политике в большинстве стран на практике реализуется через использование системы квот женского представительства на выборных должностях. Автор отмечает, что произошла ломка стереотипов, согласно которым женщины могут заниматься исключительно социальной сферой (образованием, здравоохранением, проблемами молодежи и детей). Африканки успешно работают на постах министра иностранных дел, обороны, безопасности и финансов. Они вносят значимый вклад в разработку внешней и внутренней политики, а также решение социально-экономических проблем. На основании проведенного анализа (применялись функциональный, сравнительный и психобиографический методологические подходы) отмечается, что основными причинами недостаточного уровня политического участия женщин в некоторых странах остаются конфликт между принципом равенства полов и традиционным укладом, система неформальных отношений в политике, низкий уровень политической грамотности и финансово-экономического статуса женщин, а также насилие. Важным фактором является недостаточной уровень внутрипартийной демократии. В африканском обществе постепенно меняются стереотипы гендерного сознания. Отношение к гендерному равенству в политике изменилось как на уровне руководства стран региона, так и в подходах избирателей, о чем свидетельствуют результаты выборов. Основной вывод автора состоит в том, что факт представительства женщин в органах власти - только часть (хотя и очень важная) решения проблемы гендерного равноправия, речь идет об эффективной деятельности этих женщин. Дальнейшему расширению гендерного равенства в политике в странах Юга Африки будут способствовать создание равных условий для мужчин и женщин по выдвижению на выборах, реальное действие демократических принципов в партиях, а также совершенствование политической культуры, исключающей создание предпосылок для дискриминации по половому признаку.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>COVID-19</kwd><kwd>gender equality</kwd><kwd>politics</kwd><kwd>Southern African countries</kwd><kwd>quotas</kwd><kwd>national mechanisms</kwd><kwd>Sustainable Development Goals</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>гендерное равенство</kwd><kwd>политика</kwd><kwd>страны Юга Африки</kwd><kwd>квоты</kwd><kwd>национальные механизмы</kwd><kwd>Цели устойчивого развития</kwd><kwd>COVID-19</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Abramova, I.O. (2019). 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