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The long road to becoming a parliamentarian in Samoa: political apprenticeship, learning new language and pushing gender boundaries

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dc.contributor.authorTuuau, Ali'imalemanu Alofa
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Elise
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-09T00:19:12Z
dc.date.available2019-12-09T00:19:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn this Discussion Paper, Hon. Ali‘imalemanu Alofa Tuuau tells her story of becoming a member of the National Legislative Assembly in Samoa in 2016. Samoa ranks 166th out of 191 in global rankings on women’s representation in national parliaments. While the quota system in Samoa guarantees women comprise 10 per cent of national parliamentary members, Hon. Ali‘imalemanu‘s story reveals how the matai or chiefly system and its associated decisionmaking and language systems present significant hurdles for women with ambitions to become a member of parliament. The paper concludes with a message to all women who are thinking about stepping up for leadership roles.en_AU
dc.format.extent20 pagesen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn2209-9476en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/188485
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherCanberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National Universityen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDepartment of Pacific Affairs discussion paper series: 2019/4en_AU
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyrighten_AU
dc.rightsEmail permission to archive discussion paper, ERMS6015980
dc.sourceDepartment of Pacific Affairs Discussion paper 2019/4en_AU
dc.titleThe long road to becoming a parliamentarian in Samoa: political apprenticeship, learning new language and pushing gender boundariesen_AU
dc.typeWorking/Technical Paperen_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationHoward, Elise, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. Dept. of Pacific Affairs,The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidu1063066en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5dee14df1a06a
local.identifier.essn2209-9530en_AU
local.mintdoiminten_AU
local.publisher.urlhttp://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.auen_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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