Open AccessGender parity in the foreign services of African countries
Author(s) -
Lubov Prokopenko,
Tatiana Denisova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ženŝina v rossijskom obŝestve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-221X
pISSN - 1992-2892
DOI - 10.21064/winrs.2021.1.4
Subject(s) - diplomacy , politics , political science , foreign policy , colonialism , representation (politics) , parity (physics) , gender studies , face (sociological concept) , gender relations , political economy , development economics , sociology , law , social science , economics , physics , particle physics
The paper considers the gender situation in foreign ministries of African states. The authors investigate the history of gender changes in diplomacy in post-colonial Africa and the reasons for the high representation of women in foreign ministries and embassies of certain states, as well as policies for the recruitment of diplomatic personnel. The present paper pays special attention to the activities of foreign ministers and examines biographies and political careers of individual African women diplomats. The authors note the typical challenges the latter face in their work. Furthermore, the article broadens the understanding of the contribution of African women diplomats to the development of political, economic and cultural relations with Russia.