Joho Chishiki Gakkaishi
Online ISSN : 1881-7661
Print ISSN : 0917-1436
ISSN-L : 0917-1436
ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR ENHANCING WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS AND DECISION MAKING CASE STUDY TANZANIA
Gisela MBOYEToshiyuki YAMANAKA
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2019 Volume 29 Issue 2 Pages 159-163

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Women participation and representation in key positions, governance, and decision making organs lower than that of men despite a high number in the population. They do not have enough seats in local governments, parliamentary houses, judiciary, and the executive houses as well. The proposed solution is Online community application named Wanawake Tujijenge. The system is intended to be used by any woman in Tanzania by creating ways in organizing women network in politics. As a platform for communication among women they can discuss political matters, share knowledge, skills in leadership, raise awareness of women political activism and promote positive norms regarding women’s equal participation and representation in leadership. The system was tested and verified by several users in Tanzania and usability satisfaction is 75%

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